Pulmonary Fibrosis

Synonyms

Alveolitides, Fibrosing

Alveolitis, Fibrosing

Fibroses, Pulmonary

Fibrosing Alveolitides

Fibrosing Alveolitis

Fibrosis, Pulmonary

Hamman Rich Syndrome

Hamman-Rich Syndrome

Pulmonary Fibroses

Syndrome, Hamman-Rich

A process in which normal lung tissues are progressively replaced by FIBROBLASTS and COLLAGEN causing an irreversible loss of the ability to transfer oxygen into the bloodstream via PULMONARY ALVEOLI. Patients show progressive DYSPNEA finally resulting in death.