 Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
"Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A common interstitial lung disease of unknown etiology, usually occurring between 50-70 years of age. Clinically, it is characterized by an insidious onset of breathlessness with exertion and a nonproductive cough, leading to progressive DYSPNEA. Pathological features show scant interstitial inflammation, patchy collagen fibrosis, prominent fibroblast proliferation foci, and microscopic honeycomb change.
| Descriptor ID |
D054990
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.381.483.487.500 C08.381.765.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibroses
- Pulmonary Fibroses, Idiopathic
- Fibrosing Alveolitis, Cryptogenic
- Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
- Interstitial Pneumonia, Usual
- Interstitial Pneumonias, Usual
- Usual Interstitial Pneumonias
- Interstitial Pneumonitis, Usual
- Pulmonary Fibrosis, Idiopathic
- Cryptogenic Fibrosing Alveolitis
- Cryptogenic Fibrosing Alveolitides
- Fibrosing Alveolitides, Cryptogenic
- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Familial
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis" by people in Profiles.
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Craig VJ, Polverino F, Laucho-Contreras ME, Shi Y, Liu Y, Osorio JC, Tesfaigzi Y, Pinto-Plata V, Gochuico BR, Rosas IO, Owen CA. Mononuclear phagocytes and airway epithelial cells: novel sources of matrix metalloproteinase-8 (MMP-8) in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. PLoS One. 2014; 9(5):e97485.
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Potts J, Yogaratnam D. Pirfenidone: a novel agent for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Ann Pharmacother. 2013 Mar; 47(3):361-7.
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