PULMONARY FIBROSIS: SYMPTOMS, TREATMENT AND MAIN CAUSES - RESPIRATORY DISEASES

What is Pulmonary Fibrosis and How to Treat It



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Pulmonary fibrosis is a disease characterized by the appearance of fibrosis, that is, scars on the tissue of the lungs, causing them to become more rigid, hampering respiratory capacity and causing symptoms such as shortness of breath and dry cough, for example. In many cases the cause of the disease is not found, being classified as Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis , but some factors that increase the chances of developing the disease are exposure to occupational dust, such as silica and asbestos, smoking, pollution, autoimmune diseases or side effect of use of certain medications, such as Amioda