Pulmonary fibrosis

Introduction: Pulmonary fibrosis

Description of Pulmonary fibrosis

Pulmonary fibrosis (medical condition): A scarring condition that affects the lungs.

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Pulmonary fibrosis:
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Pulmonary fibrosis: Chronic inflammation and progressive fibrosis of the pulmonary alveolar walls, with steadily progressive dyspnea, resulting finally in death from oxygen lack or right heart failure.
Source: Diseases Database

Pulmonary fibrosis: Chronic inflammation and progressive fibrosis of the pulmonary alveolar walls, with steadily progressive dyspnea, resulting finally in death from oxygen lack or right heart failure.
Source: MeSH 2007

Pulmonary fibrosis: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Pulmonary fibrosis:

• Pulmonary
• Fibrosis

Pulmonary fibrosis as a Disease

Pulmonary fibrosis (medical condition): See Pulmonary fibrosis (disease information).
  »Introduction: Pulmonary fibrosis
  »Symptoms of Pulmonary fibrosis
  »Causes of Pulmonary fibrosis

Pulmonary fibrosis: Related Diseases

Pulmonary fibrosis: Pulmonary fibrosis is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Lung conditions
• Interstitial lung disease
• Fibrosis

Pulmonary fibrosis: Article Excerpts

Hardening or scarring of lung tissue because of excess collagen. Pulmonary fibrosis occurs in a small percentage of people with systemic sclerosis. (Source: excerpt from Handout on Health Scleroderma: NIAMS)

Hardening or scarring of lung tissue because of excess collagen. Pulmonary fibrosis occurs in a small percentage of people with systemic sclerosis. (Source: excerpt from Handout on Health Scleroderma: NIAMS)

More information on medical condition: Pulmonary fibrosis:

• Information about Pulmonary fibrosis
• Basic Summary for Pulmonary fibrosis
• Types of Pulmonary fibrosis
• Causes of Pulmonary fibrosis
• Medication Causes of Pulmonary fibrosis
• Symptoms of Pulmonary fibrosis

Pulmonary fibrosis: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Pulmonary fibrosis:

• rheumatoid arthritis
• lupus
• sarcoidosis
• therapeutic radiation
• cigarette smoking

Terms associated with Pulmonary fibrosis:

Terms Similar to Pulmonary fibrosis:

• Lung fibrosis

Source: Diseases Database

• Alveolitis, Fibrosing
• Hamman-Rich Syndrome

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Pulmonary fibrosis

• Lung Diseases, Interstitial

Source - MeSH 2007

The following terms can be used for Pulmonary fibrosis

• pulmonary fibrosis /granuloma

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Pulmonary fibrosis

The following list attempts to classify Pulmonary fibrosis into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Respiratory Tract Diseases
  • Lung Diseases
    • Lung Diseases, Interstitial
      • Pulmonary Fibrosis

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