Arthritis & Rheumatism

The many ways that AI enters rheumatology

Artificial intelligence (AI) is entering the mainstream. The term encompasses a wide variety of machines that can learn from data, identify patterns, and make decisions. But how can it be used to support health care? EULAR—The ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Studies identify predictors and outcomes in systemic sclerosis

The Very Early Diagnosis of Systemic Sclerosis (VEDOSS) criteria identify red flags as puffy fingers, abnormal nailfold capillaroscopy, and specific autoantibodies in patients with Raynaud's phenomenon as a very early disease ...

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Interstitial lung disease (ILD), also known as diffuse parenchymal lung disease (DPLD), refers to a group of lung diseases affecting the interstitium (the tissue and space around the air sacs of the lungs). It concerns alveolar epithelium, pulmonary capillary endothelium, basement membrane, perivascular and perilymphatic tissues.

The term ILD is used to distinguish these diseases from obstructive airways diseases.

Prolonged ILD may result in pulmonary fibrosis, but this is not always the case. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is one form of "interstitial lung disease".

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