Pulmonary interstitial fibrosis

Diffuse pulmonary interstitial fibrosis Diffuse pulmonary interstitial fibrosis is an inflammatory disease of the lung interstitial caused by a variety of causes. The lesions mainly involve the pulmonary interstitial, and can also involve alveolar epithelial cells and pulmonary blood vessels. The cause is either clear or unknown. The specific causes are aspiration of inorganic dusts such as asbestos and coal; organic dusts such as mold dust and cotton dust; gases such as soot and sulfur dioxide; viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasite infections; drug effects and radiation damage. The disease belongs to the categories of "cough", "asthma", and "pulmonary fistula" in traditional Chinese medicine.

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