Chapter 10 - Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)»Other respiratory diseases principally affecting the interstitium (J80-J84)»Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (J84.112)
J84.112
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
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Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis185 drugs (66 approved, 119 experimental)
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.