Restrictive lung disease
medical condition
Restrictive lung diseases are a category of extrapulmonary, pleural, or parenchymal respiratory diseases that restrict lung expansion, resulting in a decreased lung volume, an increased work of breathing, and inadequate ventilation and/or oxygenation. Pulmonary function test demonstrates a decrease in the forced vital capacity.
Presentation
Due to the chronic nature of this disease, the leading symptom of restrictive lung disease is progressive exertional dyspnea. For acute on chronic cases, shortness of breath, cough, and respiratory failure are some of the more common signs.
Causes
Restrictive lung diseases may be due to specific causes which can be intrinsic to the parenchyma of the lung, or extrinsic to it.
Intrinsic
Pneumoconiosis caused by long-term exposure to dusts, especially in mining. For example, Asbestosis.
Radiation fibrosis, usually from the radiation given for cancer treatment.
Certain drugs such as amiodarone, bleomycin and methotrexate.
As a consequence of another disease such as rheumatoid arthritis.
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