Head of pulmonology unit of Municipal Clinical Hospital No. 16 of Kazan, pulmonologist Elvira Kudryavtseva spoke at the conference "National ILD Academy" in St. Petersburg.
Interstitial lung diseases (ILD) are mainly chronic diseases of the lung tissue, manifested by inflammation and violation of its structure.
A characteristic symptom of interstitial lung disease is shortness of breath, which indicates pulmonary insufficiency.