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Clinical Profile and Survival Rate of Interstitial Lung Disease in a Tertiary Care Center of Eastern Nepal

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dc.contributor.authorGhimire, RH
dc.contributor.authorGhimire, A
dc.contributor.authorBimali, A
dc.contributor.authorBista, B
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-01T07:02:01Z
dc.date.available2025-12-01T07:02:01Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionGhimire RH, Ghimire A, Bimali A, Bista B Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Nobel Medical College Teaching Hospital, Biratnagar, Nepal
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT Background The clinical profiles of interstitial lung diseases are reported mainly from developed world. There have been no data from Nepal. Objective The objective of this study is to describe clinical profile and survival in Eastern Nepal. Method Prospectively collected clinical, radiological and laboratory data of consecutive patients with Interstitial lung disease from an eastern regional tertiary care center were analyzed. The recommended official criteria for diagnosing different types of interstitial lung diseases were followed accordingly. Result The study revealed that, 68.0% of the patient’s age was of above 60 years with male predominance (66.0%). Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (79.5%) was the commonest interstitial lung disease followed by connective tissue disease associated interstitial lung disease. Persistent cough (97.7%) and dyspnea (95.5%) were the commonest presentations. Renal impairment, ischemic Heart Disease and anasarca were significant co morbidities contributing to mortality. Survival rate of the patients was found to be maximum at 5 months (95%) and minimum at 24 months (42%) from the diagnosis of the disease. Conclusion Widespread use of High-resolution computed tomography has made early recognition of interstitial lung disease in elderly patients. Well planned large scale multicenter prospective studies are needed to broaden our understanding about this serious pulmonary disorder. KEY WORDS Clinical profile, Interstitial lung disease, Survival
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/3334
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherKathmandu University
dc.subjectClinical profile
dc.subjectInterstitial lung disease
dc.subjectSurvival
dc.titleClinical Profile and Survival Rate of Interstitial Lung Disease in a Tertiary Care Center of Eastern Nepal
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