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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic fibrosing lung disease limited to the lungs and associated with the histologic appearance of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) on surgical lung biopsy. The estimated prevalence in the United States is between 35,000 and 55,000 cases, and evidence ...
In late 3 and later stage, diffuse pulmonary fibrosis, cavitation (alveolar, alveolar tube, bronchial tube) morphed into cystic shape, ranging from 1cm to several cm, which was known as "honeycomb lung". The pulmonary alveolar - capillaries can have asymmetrical or eccentric thickening and the ...
Finally, pulmonary fibrosis is commonly associated with pulmonary hypertension and right heart failure. Conventional chest radiography reveals diffuse infiltrates, and honeycombing develops in the later stages of pulmonary fibrosis. When pulmonary function tests are examined, there is a decrease in lung ...
Honeycombing with or without tractionbronchiectasis Absence of features listed as inconsistent with UIP Bronchoscopyand surgical lung biopsy are also used to help distinguish between UIP and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Consequently, the newest diagnostic criteria of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis require the...
high-resolution computerized tomography (HRCT) scan can produce more detailed images of the lungs, allowing physicians to better determine the extent of lung damage, as well as identify specific patterns of fibrosis, such as honeycombing, which is a common feature of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. ...
Pulmonary fibrosis is the end stage of a broad range of heterogeneous interstitial lung diseases and more than 200 factors contribute to it. In recent years, the relationship between virus infection and pulmonary fibrosis is getting more and more attention, especially after the outbreak of SARS-CoV...
Fig. 2: Honeycomb lung. Dilated cystic spaces embedded within advanced fibrosis (A). The cysts are lined by ciliated respiratory epithelium and the spaces are often filled with mucous debris (B). Full size image There are three other common scenarios where a histologic diagnosis of UIP may be...
Regardless of the etiology for restrictive lung diseases, many eventually lead to extensive fibrosis. The gross appearance, as seen here in a patient with organizing diffuse alveolar damage, is known as "honeycomb" lung because of the appearance of the irregular air spaces between bands of dense ...
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) AN UNPREDICTABLE JOURNEY IPF is an irreversible, unpredictable, fatal lung disease resulting from tissue scarring (fibrosis). Its causes are unknown, and no one can predict who will develop it. No two patients progress through the disease in precisely the same ...