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.

Descriptor ID	D054990
MeSH Number(s)	C08.381.483.487.500 C08.381.765.500
Concept/Terms	Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibroses Pulmonary Fibroses, Idiopathic Familial Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Fibrocystic Pulmonary Dysplasia Dysplasia, Fibrocystic Pulmonary Dysplasias, Fibrocystic Pulmonary Fibrocystic Pulmonary Dysplasias Pulmonary Dysplasia, Fibrocystic Pulmonary Dysplasias, Fibrocystic Fibrosing Alveolitis, Cryptogenic Hamman-Rich Disease Disease, Hamman-Rich Diseases, Hamman-Rich Hamman Rich Disease Hamman-Rich Diseases Interstitial Pneumonitis, Usual Interstitial Pneumonitides, Usual Pneumonitides, Usual Interstitial Pneumonitis, Usual Interstitial Usual Interstitial Pneumonitides Usual Interstitial Pneumonitis Pulmonary Fibrosis, Idiopathic Usual Interstitial Pneumonia Interstitial Pneumonia, Usual Interstitial Pneumonias, Usual Usual Interstitial Pneumonias Idiopathic Fibrosing Alveolitis, Chronic Form Cryptogenic Fibrosing Alveolitis Cryptogenic Fibrosing Alveolitides Fibrosing Alveolitides, Cryptogenic Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Familial

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