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Pulmonary Fibrosis Risk Factors
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is scarring or thickening of the lungs without a known cause.
Alternative Names
Idiopathic diffuse interstitial pulmonary fibrosis; IPF; Pulmonary fibrosis; Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis; CFA; Fibrosing alveolitis; Usual interstitial pneumonitis; UIP
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
No one knows what causes pulmonary fibrosis or why some people get it. It causes the lungs to become scarred and stiffened. This stiffening may make it increasingly...
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