Talk:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

message: So a diagnosis of IPF is essentially saying "bad lungs, but we don't really know what else to call it because we eliminated all of the conditions we know more about"?  —  Rickyrab | Talk 05:01, 2 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: No. IPF is well-characterized; it is a definite disease in itself. Axl (talk) 14:51, 5 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Diagnosis

message: List of diseases (F) has redlink "Fibrosing alveolitis". Make Fibrosing alveolitis a redirect to Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis? --EarthFurst (talk) 19:09, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  redirect Fibrosing alveolitis? 

message: The Radiology subsection could do with an X-ray image showing honeycombing - and perhaps a normal image for comparision. - Rod57 (talk) 10:27, 13 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Need radiology image showing honeycombing 

message: Can tobacco smoking or second-hand smoke cause this disease? --Hartz (talk) 18:46, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cause of disease 

message: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Some well known cases of IPF include:
•	Evel Knievel, legendary stuntman
•	Steve Gerber, co-creator of the satiric comic book character Howard the Duck
•	Robert Goulet, singer
Above are the causes now listed for this disease.
The Mayo clinic lists causes below at : http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pulmonary-fibrosis/DS00927/DSECTION=causes
Occupational and environmental factorshttp://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pulmonary-fibrosis/DS00927/DSECTION=causes
Long-term exposure to a number of toxins and pollutants can damage your lungs. These may include:
•	Silica dust
•	Asbestos fibers
•	Grain dust
•	Bird and animal droppings
Radiation treatments
Some people who receive radiation therapy for lung or breast cancer show signs of lung damage months or sometimes years after the initial treatment. The severity of the damage depends on:
•	How much of the lung was exposed to radiation
•	The total amount of radiation administered
•	Whether chemotherapy also was used
•	The presence of underlying lung disease
Medications
Many drugs can damage your lungs, especially:
•	Chemotherapy drugs. Drugs designed to kill cancer cells, such as methotrexate (Trexall) and cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan), can also damage lung tissue.
•	Heart medications. Some drugs used to treat irregular heartbeats, such as amiodarone (Cordarone, Nexterone, Pacerone) or propranolol (Inderol, Inderide, Innopran) may harm lung tissue.
•	Some antibiotics. Nitrofurantoin (Macrobid, Macrodantin, others) and sulfasalazine (Azulfidine) can cause lung damage.
Medical conditions
Lung damage can also result from:
•	Tuberculosis
•	Pneumonia
•	Systemic lupus erythematosus
•	Rheumatoid arthritis
•	Sarcoidosis
•	Scleroderma
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: When the cause isn't known
The list of substances and conditions that can lead to pulmonary fibrosis is long. Even so, in most cases, the cause is never found. Pulmonary fibrosis with no known cause is called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Researchers have several theories about what might trigger idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, including viruses and exposure to tobacco smoke. And because one type of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis runs in families, heredity also is thought to play a role.
Pat Wesp August 2,2013  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.231.220.170 (talk) 19:26, 2 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  This should be corrected, it’s not a joke 

message: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9571528 and other sources mention mold exposure as a correlated factor.  Also http://phys.org/news128668851.html mentions a PLOS study about a new diagnostic marker.  Could someone versed in MEDRS look these over and decide whether to put them in the article? 70.36.142.114 (talk) 03:04, 2 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  mold exposure 

message: Since IPF is currently in the news , I had a quick look for recent reliable medical sourcing for the Epidemiology section. I think   might be useful here, as it is a relatively recent review (2012) of the frequency of the disease that aims at a global perspective.  109.153.156.71 (talk) 17:28, 3 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sourcing for the Epidemiology section 

message: doi:10.1164/rccm.201506-1063ST~ new American guideline. JFW | T@lk 19:42, 25 August 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  New guideline 

message: doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30866-8 JFW | T@lk 20:49, 14 May 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: And now NEJM doi:10.1056/NEJMra1705751 JFW | T@lk 23:16, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lancet