What is Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis?
Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis sometimes referred to as Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, is not a disease but rather the result of a disease. It is a term used to indicate that the interstitium of the lung has suffered irreparable damage in the form of fibrosing or hardening of the tissue. This hardening or fibrosis is often described as honeycombing as it resembles that type of pattern when viewed through a microscope. What is interstitial pneumonitus? Interstitial pneumonitus is one of over 130 different types of Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD). A disease which by majority strikes the middle aged (40-60 yrs old) male and female equally. It is most often described as idiopathic; however the “I” in ILD or IPF may indicate either idiopathic or interstitial. Idiopathic means unknown, Interstitial is a lining around the lung which in this disease becomes inflamed and without treatment leads to Fibrosing. The most common symptoms are shortness of breath when exercising and a non-productive
