Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
CHRONIC, IRREVERSIBLE AND ULTIMATELY FATAL DISEASE CHARACTERIZED BY A PROGRESSIVE DECLINE IN LUNG FUNCTION
Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis; Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis; Fibrosing Alveolitis; Idiopathic fibrotizing alveolitis; Idiopathic fibrosing alveolitis; Fibrosing alveolitis
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), or (formerly) fibrosing alveolitis, is a rare, progressive illness of the respiratory system, characterized by the thickening and stiffening of lung tissue, associated with the formation of scar tissue. It is a type of chronic scarring lung disease characterized by a progressive and irreversible decline in lung function.