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Interstitial lung disease for my uncle
Hi doctor,
My father in law had frequent fevers from past few months and he went for the checkup last time and doctor said he has infection in lungs and that is due to post covid.. He was on medication from 2 months and he is fine but he stopped medication from past 15 days and suddenly he got fever.. So he went for another checkup yesterday and after the scan doctor said it is Interstitial lung disease and there is no cure for it and his lungs became hard.. So doctor gave medication now.. How serious is this disease? Will there be any life threat?
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ILD are immune mediated. Persistence of inflammation leads to persistence of symptoms. It will be serious in advanced stage.
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Take a consultation with pulmonologist for better evaluation and treatment
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Hi. I understand your concern. Do a online consult for a detailed analysis of your symptoms and reports to suggest you further management plan and treatment for the same
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Dr. Mallikarjun
Pulmonologist
13 yrs exp
Bangalore
Continue antifibrotics / other medicines according to type of ILD
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Go for lung transplant evaluation
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Dr. Vivek Gautam
Pulmonologist
11 yrs exp
Greater Noida
do not worry..if treated promptly it can be managed to a very satisfactory extent
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
46 yrs exp
Hyderabad
It is a chronic disease,and depends up on the type.pl consult pulmonologist with detailed history and reports and treatment taken for better evaluation and treatment.
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Dr. Sivaraj Karri
Pulmonologist
10 yrs exp
Kakinada
It depends upon type of ILD
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consult a pulmonologist for further evaluation
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