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What is Pulmonary Fibrosis?
Pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic stage lung disease in which lung tissues get damaged or thicken and prevent the lungs from working properly. The scarring related to the disease can be the result of many factors, by which, in most cases, medical experts get failed to find the exact reason for the problem. The disease can cause breathlessness. It may prevent your body from getting necessary oxygen, resulting in heart failure, respiratory failure, and other severe complications.
Severe breathing difficulties
Sleep problems due to difficulty in breathing. In this condition, you wake up frequently during the night, resulting in feeling tired the whole day.
People with trouble breathing for a long period develop some symptoms such as:
Autoimmune diseases – The immune system attacks the body itself in autoimmune diseases. For example, autoimmune diseases responsible for pulmonary fibrosis include:
-Rheumatoid Arthritis
-Lupus erythematosus, commonly called lupus
-Scleroderma
-Polymyositis
-Dermatomyositis
-Vasculitis
-Infections, including bacterial, viral, hepatitis C, herpes, etc.
Idiopathic – In many cases, the cause of pulmonary fibrosis is not known. When this happens, the condition is called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Environmental factors– Exposure to many things around you and in the office also increases the risk of pulmonary fibrosis. For example, smoking cigarettes can damage your lungs because it contains many chemicals. Apart from this, some other things can also damage your lungs. Such as:
-Asbestos fiber
-Grain dust
Medications– Certain medicines also increase the risk of pulmonary fibrosis. If you take any of these medicines regularly, it increases your risk. In this case, you need to be under the supervision of a doctor.
-Silica dust
-Some gas
-Radiation
The symptoms of Pulmonary Fibrosis develop gradually, so it is recognized as a progressive disease that naturally worsens with the passing period. The actual worsening is associated with the total scarring amount in the lungs. It makes it difficult for an individual to breathe normally, resulting in breathlessness.
Some factors can lead you to develop Pulmonary Fibrosis
If you;
Some crucial tests are done in Pulmonary Fibrosis, such as chest X-ray, CT scan, pulmonary function test, arterial blood gas test, and tissue biopsy.
Since there are many similarities in the symptoms of diseases like Tuberculosis (TB), asthma, and pulmonary fibrosis, doctors often fail to diagnose the condition.In such a situation, some differences you should understand. Fever is present in TB, whereas, in Pulmonary Fibrosis, there is usually no fever. Blood comes in the cough of TB, whereas this cough usually does not contain blood. There is no change in the nails of TB patients, whereas the nails of the patients with Pulmonary Fibrosis become like the beak of a parrot. When TB bacteria are found in the sputum test, this condition recognizes TB.
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