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Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

"Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis" by people in this website by year, and whether "Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 11 publications over 8 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2017 and 2021 and 2024
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