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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

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Idiopathic diffuse interstitial pulmonary fibrosis
IPF
Pulmonary fibrosis
Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis
CFA
Fibrosing alveolitis
Usual interstitial pneumonitis
UIP

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is scarring or thickening of the lungs without a known cause.

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