Pulmonary fibrosis

Introduction: Pulmonary fibrosis

Pulmonary fibrosis: Hardening or scarring of lung tissue because of excess collagen. Pulmonary fibrosis occurs in a small percentage of people with ... more about Pulmonary fibrosis.

Pulmonary fibrosis: A scarring condition that affects the lungs. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Pulmonary fibrosis is available below.

Symptoms of Pulmonary fibrosis

• Dyspnoea
• Shortness of breath
• Weight loss
• Appetite loss
• Chest discomfort

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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Pulmonary fibrosis:

• Home Lung Function Tests

Medical Textbooks Online about Pulmonary fibrosis

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Pulmonary fibrosis?

• Misdiagnosis of Pulmonary fibrosis
• Failure to diagnose Pulmonary fibrosis
• Underlying causes of Pulmonary fibrosis (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Failure to diagnose Pulmonary fibrosis

Misdiagnosis and Pulmonary fibrosis

Chronic lung diseases hard to diagnose: Some of the chronic lung diseases are difficult to diagnose. Even the well-knowns conditions such as asthma or lung cancer often fail to be diagnosed early. Some of the chronic lung diseases with diagnostic difficulties include asthma (perhaps surprisingly), COPD, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, mesothelioma, smoker's cough, AIDS-related respiratory conditions (see AIDS), chronic pneumonia, and other respiratory diseases. Rare possibilities include diseases like psittacosis (bird-related lung infection). See other types of chronic lung diseases....read more »

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Causes of Pulmonary fibrosis

• Cystic fibrosis
• Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

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More information about causes of Pulmonary fibrosis:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Pulmonary fibrosis (3 listings)
• Underlying causes of Pulmonary fibrosis
• Pulmonary fibrosis as a complication caused by other conditions
• Pulmonary fibrosis as a symptom

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Reseach about Pulmonary fibrosis

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Clinical Trials for Pulmonary fibrosis

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Pulmonary fibrosis include:

• Pirfenidone for the Treatment of Patients With Pulmonary Fibrosis/Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (PF/IPF) - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Pirfenidone
• Gleevec Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) Study - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Imatinib Mesylate (Gleevec)
• The INSPIRE Trial: A Study of Interferon Gamma-1b for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Interferon gamma-1b ("Actimmune")
• An Open-Label Study of the Safety of Interferon Gamma-1b in Patients With IPF - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Interferon gamma-1b
• Lung Disease Associated With Rheumatoid Arthritis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)

See full list of 46 Clinical Trials for Pulmonary fibrosis

Types of Pulmonary fibrosis

• Cystic fibrosis
• Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
• Interstitial lung fibrosis (type of Interstitial lung disease)

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Article Excerpts about Pulmonary fibrosis

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)

Definitions of 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)