- Muhtasari wa Magonjwa Yanayosababisha Uvimbe kwenye Mapafu
- Muhtasari wa Magonjwa wa Nimonia ya Ndani ya Mapafu
- Nimonia Kali ya Ndani ya Mapafu
- Nimonia Inayofanya Bronchioli na Alveoli Kuvimba
- Ugonjwa wa Idiopathic Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis
- Ugonjwa wa Fibriosisi ya Ndani ya Mapafu
- Nimonia ya Ndani ya Vifundo
- Nimonia ya Ndani ya Mapafu Isiyo Maalum
- Bronkiolitisi ya Kupumua-Ugonjwa Unaohusiana na Ndani ya Mapafu na Nimonia ya Kubanduka kwa Utando
- Ugonjwa wa Kupumua Unaotokana na Mmenyuko wa Mzio Kutokana na Dawa
- Nimonia ya Eosinofili
- Ugonjwa wa kuvimba kwa mapafu kutokana na mzio
- Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
- Ugonjwa wa Mapafu wa Alveolar Proteinosis
- Ugonjwa wa Mapafu wa Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
Respiratory bronchiolitis-associated interstitial lung disease and desquamative interstitial pneumonia are rare conditions that cause chronic lung inflammation and occur mostly in people who currently or formerly smoked cigarettes.
(See also Overview of Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias.)
Respiratory bronchiolitis-associated interstitial lung disease and desquamative interstitial pneumonias are types of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia. They have many similarities, so some experts think they may be part of the same disorder. However, desquamative interstitial pneumonia is often more severe. Both disorders primarily affect people in their 30s and 40s who smoke cigarettes. Men are affected more often than women (ratio of almost 2:1).
Some people develop a cough. Most people develop shortness of breath with even minimal exertion.
Utambuzi wa Ugonjwa
Chest computed tomography
In people with either disorder, a chest x-ray shows less severe changes than in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and may show no changes in some of people. Chest computed tomography (CT) also shows lung changes. Pulmonary function testing shows a decline in the amount of air contained in the lungs. The amount of oxygen in a blood sample is low.
A lung biopsy is often needed to confirm the diagnosis.
Matibabu
Smoking cessation
Although doctors cannot always predict how the disorders progress over time, the prognosis for both is good when people stop smoking.
Smoking cessation is the key treatment. Some doctors give corticosteroids or immunosuppressant medications (such as azathioprine or cyclophosphamide) because they may be effective in other interstitial lung diseases, but the effectiveness for these diseases is unknown.
