Residual fibrosis or Pulmonary Fibrosis?

I try to clarify the definition of pulmonary fibrosis which just means lung scarring. This can be due to many reasons. We could be dealing with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (= lung scarring of an unknown cause, or IPF) or something else, that has a known and sometimes treatable cause.
Residual fibrosis just means scarring that is left after some event (residual). This often occurs after a bad lung infection (such as tuberculosis), an admission into intensive care for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) or some other form of lung injury. This does not tend to worsen over time.
Some forms of pulmonary fibrosis do worsen over time, but even in these situations there may be treatment options to stabilize or at least slow down the progression.
Hope this was helpful.

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