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## BACKGROUND Interstitial lung disease (ILD) includes many rare and often poorly understood heterogeneous diseases that cause fibrosis and/or inflammation of the lungs. ILDs are challenging to diagnose, requiring integration of multiple complex features that are often difficult to interpret. In this review, we discuss the approach to the diagnosis and classification of ILD, focusing on practical diagnostic tools and strategies that can be used by clinicians to separate different ILD subtypes and identify the most appropriate management. We further describe likely future approaches to ILD classification based on our evolving understanding of these diseases. ## EVOLUTION OF INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE CLASSIFICATION ILD classification has evolved substantially since the first descriptions of pulmonary fibrosis more than a century ago. ILDs were often classified based on pathologic features until the turn of the century, 1-3 with increasing use and understanding of computed tomography (CT) ushering in a new era in which many people with ILD are more confidently diagnosed without histopathology. The contemporary approach to ILD classification has been established in a series of consensu

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Author

Ayodeji Adegunsoye; Christopher J. Ryerson

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)