Pulmonary Fibrosis: MedlinePlus
Pulmonary fibrosis harms the tissues deep in your lungs. The air sacs in your lungs and their supporting structures become inflamed and scarred. ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/pulmonaryfibrosis.html...
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Interstitial lung disease - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Most types of ILD involve fibrosis, but this is not essential. The term " pulmonary fibrosis" is no longer considered a synonym. ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstitial_lung_disease...
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, scarred lung tissue
Pulmonary fibrosis is a condition in which tissue deep in your lungs becomes thick and stiff, or scarred, over time.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/ipf/ipf_whatis....
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive form of lung disease characterized by fibrosis of the supporting framework (interstitium) of ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiopathic_pulmonary_fibrosis...
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Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias: Interstitial Lung Diseases ...
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is the most common form of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia. ...
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec04/ch050/ch050b.html...
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
18 Dec 2009 ... No one knows what causes pulmonary fibrosis or why some people get it. It causes the lungs to become scarred and stiffened. ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000069.htm...
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis—medicines and treatment
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is treated with medicines, oxygen therapy, pulmonary rehabilitation (rehab), and lung transplant.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/ipf/ipf_treatme...
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Adult Health Advisor 2009.1: Pulmonary Fibrosis
11 Aug 2008 ... Pulmonary fibrosis is an illness in which the air sacs of the lungs become inflamed and are gradually replaced by scar tissue. ...
http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/aha/aha_pulmofib_crs.htm...
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: prevailing and evolving hypotheses ...
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive and usually fatal lung disease characterized by fibroblast proliferation and extracellular matrix remodeling, ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11177318...
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis—diagnosis, spirometry and other tests
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) causes the same kind of scarring and symptoms as some other lung diseases.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/ipf/ipf_diagnos...
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