Lessons from the interstitial lung disease-India registry: A proposed practical scheme of classification of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases in the Indian subcontinent

Abstract

The revelation of interstitial lung disease India registry leads one to consider a revisit into the classification of diffuse parenchymal lung disease that would be clinically relevant for the Indian subcontinent. The author ponders that a simple clinical classification based on steroid sensitivity may be worthwhile.

Keywords

• Diffuse parenchymal lung disease
• hypersensitivity pneumonitis
• high-resolution computed tomography chest
• CTD-ILD(connective tissue disease associated ILD)
• Sarcoidosis