Pulmonary fibrosis (PF), as its name suggests, is a disease marked by scarring — or fibrosis — of the lungs, leading to shortness of breath. PF is part of a larger group of more than 200 lung conditions colle
Are interstitial lung disease and pulmonary fibrosis the same thing? Is pulmonary edema contagious? Is interstitial lung disease obstructive or restrictive? What causes chronic interstitial lung disease? Does interstitial lung disease show up on an X-ray?
Is cystic fibrosis a communicable disease? Is chronic bronchitis an autoimmune disease? Is pneumonia a non-communicable disease? Is asthma a non-infectious disease? Is TB an infectious disease? Is a cold an infectious disease? Is pneumonia a bacterial or viral disease?
Pulmonary fibrosis is the medical term for a buildup of scar tissue in the lungs. In someone with pulmonary fibrosis, the lungs become scarred, thickened, and stiff.2,3 The symptoms of pulmonary fibrosis vary from person to person, but in some patients, worsening of the disease can result ...
What are examples of restrictive lung disease? Some conditions causing restrictive lung disease are: Interstitial lung disease, such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Sarcoidosis, an autoimmune disease. Obesity, including obesity hypoventilation syndrome. ...
An Unusual Presentation of a Rare Scleroderma Mimic: What is Behind the Scenes?Sclerodermascleredemascleroderma mimicsmultiple myelomamonoclonal gammopathyfibrosisBackground: Scleroderma or systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare systemic autoimmunedisease. Many conditions mimic the presentation of SSc, especially...
We have today and tomorrow left and will be back in 3 months to do another session since she has severe copd/ pulmonary fibrosis/ interstitial lung disease. So far… It has been nothing but a positive experience. Will update how she feels along the way. Reply deegeardino March 23, ...
In patients who survive acute COVID-19, IL-33 might finally drive pulmonary fibrosis by activating M2 macrophages, ILC2, and mast cells to release TGFβ and IL-13, which act in turn on fibroblasts and type 2 pneumocytes to elicit an epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (figure 2). As a ...
Loss of B-cell tolerance is the hallmark of SLE, an antibody-mediated chronic autoimmune disease characterized by immune complex deposition that con- tributes to severe organ damage. How- ever, the precise means by which tolerance is breached in SLE and the underlying mechanisms responsible remain...
Silica exposure can lead to a life-threatening, irreversible chronic lung disease referred to as silicosis that includes alveolar proteinosis, inflammation, and fibrosis. Other diseases associated with silica exposure are lung cancer, tuberculosis, and autoimmune disorders. Importantly, pulmonary fibrosis ...