Endocrine Abstracts

Rationale/Objective: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and Interstitial lung Disease (ILD) share common pathogenetic pathways involving inflammatory cells and in particular monocytes and macrophages. Diabetic patients are at higher risk of developing pulmonary fibrosis, whereas DM is a major comorbidity in ILD patients. In our study, we analyzed retrospectively patients with ILD and aimed to examine differential characteristics between patients with and without DM, including disease para...