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Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D054990
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Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Definitions
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.
Synonyms
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibroses
Fibrocystic Pulmonary Dysplasias
Usual Interstitial Pneumonitis
Fibrocystic Pulmonary Dysplasia
Pneumonitides, Usual Interstitial
Pneumonitis, Usual Interstitial
Cryptogenic Fibrosing Alveolitides
Usual Interstitial Pneumonias
Usual Interstitial Pneumonitides
Pulmonary Fibrosis, Idiopathic
Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Pulmonary Fibroses, Idiopathic
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Familial
Dysplasia, Fibrocystic Pulmonary
Interstitial Pneumonia, Usual
Familial Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Idiopathic Fibrosing Alveolitis, Chronic Form
Pulmonary Dysplasia, Fibrocystic
Fibrosing Alveolitides, Cryptogenic
Interstitial Pneumonitis, Usual
Fibrosing Alveolitis, Cryptogenic
Cryptogenic Fibrosing Alveolitis
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