loading...| Preferred Name |
Pulmonary Fibrosis |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C26869 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
A interstitial lung disease characterized by the replacement of lung tissue with connective tissue. A disorder characterized by the replacement of the lung tissue by connective tissue, leading to progressive dyspnea, respiratory failure or right heart failure. Chronic inflammation and progressive fibrosis of the pulmonary alveolar walls, with steadily progressive dyspnea, resulting finally in death from oxygen lack or right heart failure. |
| code |
C26869 |
| Concept_In_Subset | |
| Contributing_Source |
NICHD MedDRA |
| DEFINITION |
Chronic progressive interstitial lung disorder characterized by the replacement of the lung tissue by connective tissue, leading to progressive dyspnea, respiratory failure, or right heart failure. Causes include chronic inflammatory processes, exposure to environmental irritants, radiation therapy, autoimmune disorders, certain drugs, or it may be idiopathic (no identifiable cause). |
| FULL_SYN |
Pulmonary Interstitial Fibrosis |
| Has_NICHD_Parent | |
| label |
Pulmonary Fibrosis |
| Legacy_Concept_Name |
Pulmonary_Fibrosis |
| NICHD_Hierarchy_Term |
Pulmonary Fibrosis |
| Preferred_Name |
Pulmonary Fibrosis |
| prefixIRI |
C26869 |
| prefLabel |
Pulmonary Fibrosis |
| Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0034069 |
| subClassOf |