Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Therapeutic area
Infectious Disease
Rare disease
Yes

Definition
An interstitial lung disease with a poor prognosis, that is characterized by the progressive formation of scar tissue within the lungs in the absence of any known cause.
Genetic basis
No
Non-human condition
No
Rare disease
Yes
Listing at source
Listed
Condition name
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Therapeutic area
Infectious Disease

  • idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
  • IPF

Severity
Severe

  • Acquired
  • Inflammatory

  • Infectious Disease
  • Pulmonology

MONDO ID
Parent condition
MONDO:0002429

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