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Diseases

For general information about lung disease and prevention please contact the American Lung Association.
Below is a list of lung Diseases.


bulletAcute interstitial pneumonia (Hammon-Rich Syndrome)
bulletAlpha-1 Advocacy Alliance
bulletAlpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
bullet Asbestosis
bulletAspergillus
bulletAsthma
bulletBerylliosis
bulletBronchiectasis
bulletBronchiolitis Obliterans
bullet Chronic Bronchitis and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
bulletChronic Rejection
bullet Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
bullet Cytomegalovirus and Lung Transplant (CMV)
bulletDesquamative Interstitial pneumonitis (DIP)
bulletEisenmenger's
bulletIdiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)
bulletEmphysema (COPD)
bullet Eosinophilic Granuloma (Histiocytosis)
bullet Goodpasture's Syndrome
bullet Hammon-Rich Syndrome
bullet Histiocytosis X(See Eosinophilic Granuloma)
bullet Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis
bullet Immotile Cilia Syndrome - 1 (See Kartanger Syndrome)
bullet Immotile Cilia Syndrome - 2 (See Kartanger Syndrome)
bullet Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM)
bullet Lymphangiomatosis
bulletThe Lymphangiomatosis Foundation
bulletPost Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder (PTLD)
bulletPrimary Pulmonary Hypertension
bulletPulmonary Fibrosis
bulletPulmonary Hypertension
bulletSarcoidosis
bulletScleroderma
bulletSecondary Pulmonary Hypertension
bullet Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome - 1
bullet Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome - 2
bullet Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome - 3
bulletUsual Interstitial Pneumonitis (UID)


General Rare Disease Resources

bulletNational Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc. (NORD)
bulletOffice of Rare Diseases (NIH)
bulletRare Lung Disease Consortium (RLDC)
bulletNational Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
bulletEuropean Organization for Rare Diseases (EORD)
bulletMedline Plus (Rare Diseases)
bulletCanadian Organization for Rare Diseases (CORD)
bulletHealth on the Net Foundation - Rare Diseas List (HON)




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