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Interstitial Lung Disease

When autoimmune diseases cause inflammation in the lungs, this can lead to scarring. Scarring from this type of inflammation is called interstitial lung disease (ILD). ILD is common in patients with inflammatory myopathies (myositis).

Symptoms may include:

  • Cough that won't go away
  • Shortness of breath
  • Reduced ability to exercise
  • Fatigue 

Departments and Programs Who Treat This Condition

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Pulmonology

Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep, and Critical Care Medicine (Pulmonology) offers diagnosis, treatment, education, and rehabilitation services for a full range of lung, sleep-related, al…
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Interstitial Lung Disease Program

The Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) clinic serves patients with chronic respiratory failure from various causes, which is typically identified during hospital admissi…
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Rheumatology

The Department of Rheumatology provides a full range of services, such as joint injections, musculoskeletal ultrasound, and infusion therapies, for arthritis and systemic rheumati…
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Myositis Clinic

BMC rheumatologists have extensive experience in treating all aspects of inflammatory myositis conditions and their complications.