A ONE-YEAR FOLLOW-UP STUDY OF PATIENTS WITH IDIOPATHIC INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE IN A TERTIARY CARE SETTING OF SRI LANKA

Abstract

PURPOSE: The idiopathic interstitial lung diseases are sub-categorized into six major and two minor types. Identification of the subcategories is mandatory as therapy and prognosis differ vastly. We describe the types of IIP in Sri lanka and the prognosis of patients after one year of follow up. METHODS: All the patients with interstitial lung diseases during the year 2015 managed at respiratory unit Kandy Srilanka were recruited. The diagnosis and classification in to different types and treatment was made according to the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society (ATS/ERS) International Multidisciplinary Consensus Classification of the Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias in 2012. The MMRC dyspnoea score, spirometry and the HRCT findings were recorded initially and after one year.