| Metadata | |
|---|---|
| ID | DOID:3770 |
| Name | pulmonary fibrosis |
| Definition | An interstitial lung disease that is characterized by destruction, scarring, and thickening of the interstitial lung tissues and progressive pulmonary function loss in a restrictive pattern, has_symptom progressive shortness of breath, fatigue, and chronic cough, possibly has_material_basis_in exposure to certain chemicals, autoimmune conditions, and radiation. It can be caused by inhaling hazardous chemicals, certain diseases, medication and genetics or unknown causes. https://www.lung.org/lung-health-diseases/lung-disease-lookup/pulmonary-fibrosis, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0954611106004331 |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:155613001 |
| Subsets |
NCIthesaurus |
| Synonyms |
Fibrosis of lung [EXACT] |
| Parent Relationships | |
| Subclass Logical Relationships |
has symptom some chronic cough has material basis in some (Abnormal pulmonary interstitial morphology and has material basis in some Scarring and disease has location some lung) has symptom some fatigue |