Lung scarring

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Lung scarring is a serious issue because scars cannot be reversed. When your lungs are scarred, the scar tissue inhibits the ability for your lungs to take in air and process it into oxygen for your blood. Many chronic lung conditions cause scar tissue to develop. Some of the most common ones include:

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DrOwl

@drowl

Lung scarring is a serious issue because scars cannot be reversed. When your lungs are scarred, the scar tissue inhibits the ability for your lungs to take in air and process it into oxygen for your blood. Many chronic lung conditions cause scar tissue to develop. Some of the most common ones include:

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What Causes Scar Tissue in the Lungs? | Lung Health Institute
Many chronic lung conditions cause scar tissue to develop. Some of the most common are: pulmonary fibrosis, tuberculosis, pneumonia, sarcoidosis and more.
https://www.thelunghealthinstitute.com/blog/what-causes-scar-tissue-in-the-lungs
Pulmonary Fibrosis: How Doctors Treat You When Cause Is Unknown
Every day, the air you breathe contains smoke, dust and chemicals that can irritate and damage your lungs. For most people, the lungs do a good job of filtering out toxins and repairing themselves. But if you have idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), your lungs don’t heal.
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/have-idiopathic-pulmonary-fibrosis-know-your-5-treatment-options/
General Information About Pulmonary Fibrosis
Pulmonary fibrosis causes uncontrollable and relentless scarring in the lungs, rendering them stiff and unable to exchange much needed blood oxygen.
https://www.thoracic.org/patients/lung-disease-week/2011/pulmonary-fibrosis-week/general-information-about-pulmonary-fibrosis.php
Interstitial Lung Disease: Pulmonary Fibrosis | Johns Hopkins Medicine
Interstitial lung disease, or ILD, includes more than 100 chronic lung disorders. These diseases are not cancer and are not caused by an infection. Interstitial lung diseases affect the tissue between the air sacs of the lungs called the interstitium.
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/interstitial-lung-disease-pulmonary-fibrosis
Lung Scar Removal: Is It Necessary?
Lung scars typically result from an injury to the lung. In most cases, lung scars don't require removal or other treatment. Here's why.
https://www.healthline.com/health/lung-scar-removal
Pulmonary fibrosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Pulmonary fibrosis — Learn about the symptoms, causes and treatment of this serious lung disease that occurs when lung tissue becomes damaged and scarred.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pulmonary-fibrosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20353690
7 Things Everyone Should Know about Pulmonary Fibrosis
Pulmonary, meaning lung, and fibrosis, meaning scar tissue, basically means exactly what the name translates to: scarring in the lungs.
https://www.lung.org/about-us/blog/2016/09/7-things-know-pulmonary-fibrosis.html

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What Causes Scar Tissue in the Lungs? | Lung Health Institute
Many chronic lung conditions cause scar tissue to develop. Some of the most common are: pulmonary fibrosis, tuberculosis, pneumonia, sarcoidosis and more.
https://www.thelunghealthinstitute.com/blog/what-causes-scar-tissue-in-the-lungs
Pulmonary Fibrosis: How Doctors Treat You When Cause Is Unknown
Every day, the air you breathe contains smoke, dust and chemicals that can irritate and damage your lungs. For most people, the lungs do a good job of filtering out toxins and repairing themselves. But if you have idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), your lungs don’t heal.
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/have-idiopathic-pulmonary-fibrosis-know-your-5-treatment-options/
General Information About Pulmonary Fibrosis
Pulmonary fibrosis causes uncontrollable and relentless scarring in the lungs, rendering them stiff and unable to exchange much needed blood oxygen.
https://www.thoracic.org/patients/lung-disease-week/2011/pulmonary-fibrosis-week/general-information-about-pulmonary-fibrosis.php
Interstitial Lung Disease: Pulmonary Fibrosis | Johns Hopkins Medicine
Interstitial lung disease, or ILD, includes more than 100 chronic lung disorders. These diseases are not cancer and are not caused by an infection. Interstitial lung diseases affect the tissue between the air sacs of the lungs called the interstitium.
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/interstitial-lung-disease-pulmonary-fibrosis
Lung Scar Removal: Is It Necessary?
Lung scars typically result from an injury to the lung. In most cases, lung scars don't require removal or other treatment. Here's why.
https://www.healthline.com/health/lung-scar-removal
Pulmonary fibrosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Pulmonary fibrosis — Learn about the symptoms, causes and treatment of this serious lung disease that occurs when lung tissue becomes damaged and scarred.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pulmonary-fibrosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20353690
7 Things Everyone Should Know about Pulmonary Fibrosis
Pulmonary, meaning lung, and fibrosis, meaning scar tissue, basically means exactly what the name translates to: scarring in the lungs.
https://www.lung.org/about-us/blog/2016/09/7-things-know-pulmonary-fibrosis.html

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