What is IPF? Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis means lung scarring of an unknown cause. It is a diagnosis in itself, but we need to rule out potentially known causes of lung scarring before calling the condition IPF. It tends to progress over time, with worsening of the fibrosis.

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