Can a chest film show parenchymal pulmonary fibrosis?
Pulmonary fibrosis is a fiber-induced disease of the lung tissue. The stiffness in lung tissue leads to shortness of breath and dry cough and may include fatigue, weight loss, and muscle ache. A chest x-ray is usually not enough to diagnose pulmonary fibrosis so a high-resolution CT scan and pulmonary function test are also needed.
