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pulmonary fibrosis

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Chronic progressive interstitial lung disorder characterized by the replacement of the lung tissue by connective tissue, leading to progressive dyspnea, respiratory failure, or right heart failure. Causes include chronic inflammatory processes, exposure to environmental irritants, radiation therapy, autoimmune disorders, certain drugs, or it may be idiopathic (no identifiable cause). [ ]

Term info

Label

pulmonary fibrosis

Synonyms
  • fibrosis of lung
  • pulmonary fibrosis
  • pulmonary interstitial fibrosis
database cross reference
closeMatch

http://identifiers.org/snomedct/196121006, http://identifiers.org/snomedct/155613001

exactMatch

http://identifiers.org/snomedct/51615001, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C26869, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_3770, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0034069, http://identifiers.org/mesh/D011658

gwas trait

true

id

EFO:0009448

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