Study of Clinico radiological Profile and Treatment Modalities in Interstitial Lung Disease
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
The main objective is to study the clinical and radiological presentation of interstitial lung disease and also various type of treatment modalities used in intestinal lung disease. The method in present study was conducted on 50 diagnosed patients of interstitial lung diseases attending OPD/Indoor of Tuberculosis & Chest Department, Govt. medical college, Amritsar. In results & conclusion of the study group of 50 patients with interstitial lung disease, Sarcoidosis is the most common cause of ILD consists of 18 patients forming 36% of the study group. Average duration of symptoms in ILD patients in this study is 2.5 years. On an average age at presentation in the study group came out to be 48.8 yrs. Age distribution of the cases in the study group shows age group 40-60 yrs form 80% of patients consisting of 40 patients. In the present study of 50 patients, 27 are females (54%) & 23 are males (46%). Cough & Dyspnoea are the most common feature at presentation on our study group present in 45 (90%) & 40 patients (80%) respectively. Most common Chest X ray feature in our study group is reticular/ reticulo nodular opacity which was present in 41 patients (82%), followed by hilar lymphadenopathy in 10 patients (20%) and honey combing in 3 patients (6%). Keywords: Interstitial lung disease, Sarcoidosis, Age, Symptom duration, Cough, Chest X-ray, CT scan etc
Authors and Affiliations
Dr Abhishek Tiwari, Dr Kuldeep Kumar, Dr. Bharat Bhushan, Dr. Nirmal Chand Kajal, Dr. Sandeep Gupta, Dr. Daljit Singh
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