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ID DOID:5641
Name diffuse pulmonary fibrosis
Definition A pulmonary fibrosis that is characterized by diffuse destruction, scarring, and thickening of the lung parenchyma in a usual interstitial pneumonia pattern, eventually causing architectural distortion and honeycombing, has_symptom progressive shortness of breath, fatigue, and chronic cough, possibly has_material_basis_in exposure to certain chemicals, autoimmune conditions, and radiation.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0954611106004331
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NCI:C27216

UMLS_CUI:C0865849

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is_a pulmonary fibrosis

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has symptom some chronic cough

has symptom some fatigue

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