Menu Healthy Lifestyle Diseases & Conditions First Aid Symptoms Tests & Procedures Videos Definitions FAQs Restrictive lung diseaseUpdated: 2017-06-13OverviewRestrictive lung disease is a term for a condition in which a person has difficulty fully expanding the lungs with air. Causes include injury, surgical removal of part of a lung, obesity, sarcoidosis, muscular disorders such as muscular dystrophy, and scarring of the lungs (pulmonary fibrosis).TreatmentsTreatment focuses on the underlying condition. © 1998-2022 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research(MFMER). All rights reserved. Terms of Use