Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Lung fibrosis from unknown causes. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis is available below.
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Prognosis for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Poor. Often death within 4-6 years of diagnosis.
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Chronic inflammation and progressive fibrosis of the pulmonary alveolar walls with steady progressive dyspnea; finally, resulting in death from lack of oxygen or right heart failure. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, or a subtype of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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