Database for Interstitial Lung Disease

Clinical Database for the Early Recognition of Pulmonary Parenchymal Involvement in Patients With Systemic Diseases Bearing a Risk for Interstitial Lung Disease

The purpose of this study is to establish a clinical database for patients bearing at risk for ILD (Interstitial Lung Disease) and to set up a prospective ILD Screening program for these patients.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age: ≥ 18 years
• patients with a known systemic disease bearing a risk for ILD
• signed informed consent (for prospective part)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Age < 18 years
• comorbidities severely limiting life-expectancy (e.g. severe cardiovascular conditions, malignant disease)