Treatment is primarily supportive. Management in an intensive care unit is required and the need for mechanical ventilation is common. Therapy with corticosteroids is generally attempted, though their usefulness has not been established. The only treatment that has met with success to date is a lung transplant.
Acute interstitial pneumonitis
Acute eosinophilic pneumonia
Swimming-induced pulmonary edema
Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia
Chemical pneumonitis
Atypical pneumonia
Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia
Malignant pleural effusion