How long can pulmonary fibrosis live?

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Pulmonary fibrosis is a very serious lung disease in our life. If this disease is serious, we need to carry out surgical treatment. To treat the disease correctly, many people are very afraid of this disease. The reason is not only that it does great harm to the body of patients with pulmonary fibrosis, but also has a great impact on the life of patients with pulmonary fibrosis, So timely treatment of pulmonary fibrosis is very important, in addition to active treatment of pulmonary fibrosis patients, the following to share with you about pulmonary fibrosis can live long? Experience in this area.

How long can pulmonary fibrosis live?

First, the prognosis of pulmonary fibrosis is poor, and there is no special treatment. The average course of its natural development is 4 years from onset to death. Although a small number of patients with pulmonary fibrosis can achieve natural remission or the condition is stable, most patients with pulmonary fibrosis survive for 3 to 5 years. After corticosteroids and comprehensive treatment, some patients with pulmonary fibrosis can be prolonged to 6 years, but eventually die of respiratory failure. The fastest acute type died within 2 weeks, up to 15 years. It was found that the survival time of patients with pulmonary fibrosis around 60 years old was longer, and the mortality of patients around 70 years old was higher.

Second, dyspnea is the most common symptom of pulmonary fibrosis. In mild pulmonary fibrosis, dyspnea often occurs during strenuous activities, so it is often ignored or misdiagnosed as other diseases. When pulmonary fibrosis progresses, dyspnea also occurs at rest. Patients with severe pulmonary fibrosis may have progressive dyspnea. Other symptoms include dry cough and fatigue. Some patients with pulmonary fibrosis have clubbing fingers and cyanosis. The serious consequences of pulmonary fibrosis lead to structural changes and functional loss of normal lung tissue. When a large number of fibrotic tissues without gas exchange function replace alveoli, oxygen cannot enter the blood. Pulmonary fibrosis patients with poor breathing, hypoxia, acidosis, loss of labor, serious cases can eventually lead to death.

Third: clinical treatment according to the symptoms and causes of pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary fibrosis caused by some environmental factors, after leaving the corresponding environment, the condition can be relatively stable for a long time. Therefore, to correctly judge the curative effect and prognosis of pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary interstitial disease, the most important thing is to make a clear diagnosis and etiology.

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As long as patients with pulmonary fibrosis in time to the regular hospital for treatment, life to maintain a positive and good attitude, then the effect of treatment of pulmonary fibrosis is very significant.