FIBROSIS
Chest x-ray showing acute pulmonary fibrosis. Courtesy
of the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua,
Faculty of Medicine.
Fibrosis is the formation of fibrous connective tissue that most often is a consequence of inflammation or injury. Fibrosis commonly is referred to as scar tissue.
Below are some examples of disease conditions that involve fibrosis.
- Athrofibrosis (affects the joints)
- Cirrhosis of the Liver
- Crohn's Disease (affects the gastrointestinal tract)
- Cystic Fibrosis (affects the pancreas and lungs)
- Endomyocardial Fibrosis (affects the heart)
- Mediastinal Fibrosis (affects the lymph nodes)
- Myelofibrosis (affects the bone marrow)
- Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (affects the skin, eyes, joints and internal organs)
- Pulmonary Fibrosis (affects the lungs)
- Retroperitoneal fibrosis (affects organs and structures in the retroperitoneal space, where the kidneys, bladder, aorta, inferior vena cava, esophagus, and rectum are located.
- Scleroderma (affects the skin and internal organs)
Additional Information about Fibrosis
Fibrosis (general overview) from Lymph Notes®
Smoking and Pulmonary Fibrosis: Novel Insights - article by Katerina Samara and colleagues appearing in Pulmonary Medicine.
Fibrosis in Autoimmune and Cholestatic Liver Disease - article by Penz-Österreicher, Österreicher and Trauner appearing in Best Practice and Research, Clinical Gastroenterology.
Fibrosis: recent advances in myofibroblast biology and new therapeutic perspectives - article by Hinz and Gabbiani appearing in F1000 Biological Reports.
Fibrosis in Hypertensive Heart Disease: Molecular Pathways and Cardioprotective Strategies - article by Atta Shahbaz and colleagues appearing in the Journal of Hypertension.
Related Topics
Angiogenesis
Vasculogenesis
Intussusception
Granulation Tissue
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