chronic

Pulmonary fibrosis

is typically a condition in which the lungs become scarred over time. Symptoms include shortness of breath, a dry cough, feeling tired, weight loss, and nail clubbing. may include pulmonary , failure, pneumothorax, and lung cancer.

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Symptoms — what it feels like

·Shortness of breath, dry cough, feeling tired, weight loss, nail clubbing

Causes — why it happens

·Tobacco smoking, environmental pollution, certain medications, diseases, interstitial lung disease, unknown

Treatment

·Oxygen therapy, rehabilitation, lung

Complications

· , failure, pneumothorax, lung cancer

Outlook

·Poor

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Plain-language summary adapted from Wikipedia. Not medical advice.