Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is characterized by a progressive decline in lung function, worsening quality of life, and high mortality. However, the rate and pattern of progression of IPF ...

The term “progressive pulmonary fibrosis” or “PPF” is generally used to describe progressive lung fibrosis in an individual with an interstitial lung disease (ILD) other than idiopathic ...

In some patients with the clinical and radiologic features of CFA, however, histopathology shows ... and some degree of pulmonary fibrosis is found in the majority of patients postmortem.

The UAB ILD Center offers clinical trial enrollment for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and other forms of diffuse parenchymal lung disease as part of a multidisciplinary and integrated ...

Identifying the underlying causes of prolonged lung inflammation associated with radiographic abnormalities could be key understanding long COVID and other lung conditions, researchers say.

His team tracked the health of 300 patients with interstitial lung disease -- the class of respiratory ailments that includes pulmonary fibrosis. Most had "idiopathic" pulmonary fibrosis (meaning the ...

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Everyone gets tired, but you usually feel better after a good night’s sleep. People with idiopathic hypersomnia (IH), however, feel excessively sleepy all the time, even after a full night of rest.

Because these conditions cause aberrant lung function, morbidity and mortality due to lung injury and fibrosis are not uncommon. Both environmental and genetic factors are believed to contribute ...

The UAB ILD Center offers clinical trial enrollment for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and other forms of diffuse parenchymal lung disease as part of a multidisciplinary and integrated ...