Interstitial Lung Disease Program

Conditions We Treat

Inflammatory Myositis (Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis)

The inflammatory myopathies (dermatomyositis and polymyositis) are autoimmune diseases that target the muscles. This leads to weakness and elevated levels of creatine kinase (CK), a type of protein. Patients with dermatomyositis often have skin rashes that can be disfiguring and very sensitive to sun exposure. Patients with inflammatory myositis often have other autoimmune diseases, such as lupus and scleroderma.

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Sarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease that affects multiple organs in the body, but mostly the lungs and lymph glands. Several of the team's physicians specialize in the diagnosis and management of sarcoidosis and interstitial lung disease. They work collaboratively with other specialists at Boston Medical Center to provide comprehensive treatment for the many manifestations of sarcoidosis, including those to the heart, skin, and central nervous system.

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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia
Familial pulmonary fibrosis

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Interstitial Lung Disease Program

Conditions We Treat

Inflammatory Myositis (Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis)

Rheumatoid Arthritis

Sarcoidosis

Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)