Pulmonary Fibrosis

Pulmonary fibrosis is scarring in the lungs.
Description
Pulmonary fibrosis develops when the alveoli, tiny air sacs that transfer oxygen to the blood, become damaged and inflamed.
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Pulmonary fibrosis leads to gradual scarring and thickening of the tissue (interstitium) between the air sacs (alveoli) in the lungs. As the disease progresses, this scar tissue impairs the transfer of oxygen from the alveoli into the blood.
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Alternative Names:
Idiopathic diffuse interstitial pulmonary fibrosis; IPF; Pulmonary fibrosis; Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis; CFA; Fibrosing alveolitis; Usual interstitial pneumonitis; UIP
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: Scarring throughout the lungs without an identifiable cause. See: Pulmonary fibrosis.
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DIFFUSE INTERSTITIAL PULMONARY FIBROSIS - This represents a group of pulmonary disorders (lower respiratory tract) that leads to a functional loss in the alveolar air sacs and a compromise in the diffusion of oxygen from air to blood.
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Alternate Names
: Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonitis - from Asbestos Exposure, Pulmonary Fibrosis - from Asbestos Exposure
Definition
Asbestosis is a respiratory disease caused by inhaling asbestos fibers.
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Shortness of breath.
Cough (chronic).
Pulmonary fibrosis (the build-up of scar tissue in the lung).
Pneumonia (chronic).
Inflamed lungs or pleura.
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (16%)
Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency (5%)
Primary pulmonary hypertension (12%)
A second transplant after a first lung transplant fails (2%)
Other causes (24%), including bronchiectasis and sarcoidosis ...
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heart valve disease, typically aortic valve stenosis
aortitis
eye inflammation (uveitis)
pulmonary fibrosis ...
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Multiple organ systems later can be affected, resulting in blindness, hearing impairment, type 2 diabetes, heart failure, liver disease, urological dysfunction, pulmonary fibrosis, and renal failure.
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Actimmune is in phase III clinical trials for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and in phase II trials for the treatment of cryptococcal meningitis and pulmonary atypical mycobacterial ...
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Low diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO). A low DLCO may indicate emphysema. It may also be caused by restrictive lung diseases that thicken the lung membrane, such as pulmonary fibrosis or sarcoidosis.
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pulmonary hypertension (increased pressure in the arteries of the lungs)
heart disease or heart defects affecting the lungs (may require a heart-lung transplant)
pulmonary fibrosis (scarring of the lung) ...
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Various abdominal disorders can also cause irritation of the diaphragm, leading to hiccups. Finally, some very uncommon disorders in the lung, such as sarcoidosis or pulmonary fibrosis, can result in persistent hiccups.
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