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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Although immunosuppressives remain the cornerstone for managing underlying interstitial lung disease in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease was associated with poorer survival in patients with connective ...

According to a new study, patients with connective tissue disease-associated interstitial disease (CTD-ILD) had significantly higher mortality rates and worse 10-year survival rates than patients who ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Rituximab (Rituxan) matched IV cyclophosphamide for improving lung function in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) related to systemic sclerosis and other connective tissue ...

Background: Vitamin D is a steroid hormone with pleiotropic effects including immune system modulation, lung tissue remodeling, and bone health. Vitamin D deficiency has been implicated in the ...

Interstitial lung disease requires a multidisciplinary clinical approach, though little is known about effective therapeutic treatments. Interstitial lung disease (ILD) should be treated with a ...

In patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), a rare connective tissue disease, interstitial lung disease contributes to 35 percent of deaths. Published recently in the American Journal of Respiratory ...

Connective tissue diseases can be genetic or autoimmune. Symptoms may vary by disease and can include pain and fatigue. Each disease has its own treatment options. Connective tissue holds the cells of ...

Patients with autoimmune interstitial lung disease (ILD) — a frequently fatal chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that causes scarring of the lungs — often have vitamin D deficiencies, and ...

CTD is a diverse group of disorders that includes systemic sclerosis (SSc), idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM), Sjögren disease (SjD), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and mixed CTD (MCTD).