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What is Pulmonary Fibrosis?Pulmonary Fibrosis is a disease of inflammation that results in scarring,
or fibrosis, of the lungs. In time, pulmonary fibrosis can build up to
the point where the lungs are unable to provide oxygen to the tissues
of the body.
Doctors use the word "idiopathic" (from the Greek "idio"
meaning "peculiar" or "unusual" and "pathy"
meaning "illness") to describe the disease, because the cause
of IPF is usually unknown. Currently, researchers believe that idiopathic
pulmonary fibrosis may result from either an autoimmune disorder, a condition
in which the body's immune system attacks its own tissues, or the after
effects of an infection, most likely a virus.
Whatever the trigger is for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, it appears
to set off a series of events in which the inflammation and immune activity
in the lungs--and, eventually, the pulmonary fibrosis processes, too--become
uncontrollable. In a few cases, heredity appears to play a part, possibly
making some individuals more likely than others to get idiopathic pulmonary
fibrosis. While the exact cause remains unknown, associations have been
made with the following:
- Inhaled environmental and occupational pollutants
- Asbestos
- Scleroderma
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Lupus
- Sarcoidosis
- Certain medications
- Therapeutic radiation
In studies of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, the average
survival rate has been found to be 4 to 6 years after diagnosis. Those
who develop idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis at a young age seem to have
a longer survival.
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