Svensk definition
Kronisk inflammation och fortskridande fibros i lungblåsornas väggar, med tilltagande dyspné och slutligen död till följd av syrebrist och högersidig hjärtsvikt.
Pulmonary Fibrosis
Lungfibros
Engelsk definition
A process in which normal lung tissues are progressively replaced by FIBROBLASTS and COLLAGEN causing an irreversible loss of the ability to transfer oxygen into the bloodstream via PULMONARY ALVEOLI. Patients show progressive DYSPNEA finally resulting in death.
Svenska synonymer
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Engelska synonymer
Fibrosis, Pulmonary — Pulmonary Fibroses — Fibroses, Pulmonary — Alveolitis, Fibrosing — Alveolitides, Fibrosing — Fibrosing Alveolitides — Fibrosing Alveolitis — Idiopathic Diffuse Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis