American Lung Association | Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (GARD)

Supported Diseases

Acute respiratory distress syndrome

Synonyms: ARDS, Acute lung injury, ALI, Adult respiratory distress syndrome, Respiratory distress syndrome, adult, Increased-permeability pulmonary edema, Non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema, Shock lung, Stiff lung

Asthma

Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia

Synonyms: BOOP, Constrictive bronchiolitis, Organizing pneumonia

Byssinosis

Synonyms: Monday morning fever

Coccidioidomycosis

Synonyms: Coccidiosis, San Joaquin fever, Valley fever, Coccidioides immitis infection

Congenital lobar emphysema

Synonyms: CLE, Emphysema, congenital lobar

Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia

Synonyms: COP, Idiopathic bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia, Idiopathic BOOP

Cystic fibrosis

Synonyms: Mucoviscidosis, CF

Diffuse panbronchiolitis

Synonyms: Panbronchiolitis, diffuse, PBLT, DPB

Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome

Synonyms: HPS, Hantavirus, Hantavirus-associated respiratory distress syndrome, HARDS, Four corners hantavirus

Interstitial lung disease

Synonyms: ILD

Lung adenocarcinoma

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis

Synonyms: LAM, Lymphangio-myomatosis

Malignant mesothelioma

Synonyms: Mesothelioma, malignant

Nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease

Synonyms: Non-tuberculous mycobacterial lung disease, Pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection

Primary ciliary dyskinesia

Synonyms: Ciliary dyskinesia primary, Polynesian bronchiectasis, Immotile cilia syndrome, ICS

Sarcoidosis

Synonyms: Sarcoid of Boeck, Schaumann's disease

SARS

Synonyms: Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Silicosis

Synonyms: Chronic silicosis, Accelerated silicosis, Acute silicosis, Experimental silicosis

Sudden infant death syndrome

Synonyms: SIDS

Yellow nail syndrome

Synonyms: Lymphedema with yellow nails, YNS