What is Pulmonary Fibrosis
Diffuse parenchymal lung disease (DPLD), also known as interstitial lung disease, refers to a group of lung diseases, affecting the alveolar epithelium, pulmonary capillary endothe...
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my husband has had copd for 5 yrs and was put on o2 24/7. the dr told him he has pf, can someone elaborate what this is?
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The way it was explained to me when I was dx was that the lungs are made up of small sacks and those sack walls are individually getting hardened. It's an irreversible disease. Tom 
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Hi Livinwith,
Pf is irreversible,it is scaring of the lungs.The disease causes the the lungs to hardened,thats makes it harder to breath.Oxygen does make it easier.
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