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PULMONARY FIBROSIS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-07-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Lungs
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pulmonary fibrosis
1, record 1, English, pulmonary%20fibrosis
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- pneumosclerosis 2, record 1, English, pneumosclerosis
avoid, obsolete
- pneumonocirrhosis 2, record 1, English, pneumonocirrhosis
avoid, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The accumulation of abnormal quantities of fibrous tissue in the lung. 2, record 1, English, - pulmonary%20fibrosis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Poumons
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fibrose pulmonaire
1, record 1, French, fibrose%20pulmonaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Pulmones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fibrosis pulmonar
1, record 1, Spanish, fibrosis%20pulmonar
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-02-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Bronchi
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- diffuse interstitial pulmonary fibrosis
1, record 2, English, diffuse%20interstitial%20pulmonary%20fibrosis
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Bronches
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fibrose interstitielle diffuse pulmonaire
1, record 2, French, fibrose%20interstitielle%20diffuse%20pulmonaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Désordre anatomique caractérisé par l'apparition d'une sclérose pulmonaire diffuse, prédominant au niveau de la paroi alvéolaire, de type variable (collagène, musculaire, élastique), et entraînant des anomalies ventilatoires (insuffisance ventilatoire restrictive) et de l'hématose (baisse de la capacité de diffusion de la membrane alvéolocapillaire). 1, record 2, French, - fibrose%20interstitielle%20diffuse%20pulmonaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bronquios
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- fibrosis intersticial difusa
1, record 2, Spanish, fibrosis%20intersticial%20difusa
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- fibrosis pulmonar intersticial difusa 1, record 2, Spanish, fibrosis%20pulmonar%20intersticial%20difusa
correct, feminine noun
- síndrome de Hamman-Rich 1, record 2, Spanish, s%C3%ADndrome%20de%20Hamman%2DRich
avoid
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Histológicamente la lesión fundamental es la fibrosis del tejido intersticial, el engrosamiento de la pared alveolar, con reducción muy marcada de su cavidad y obstrucciones vasculares periféricas; en etapa aguda se agrega proceso de hiperemia o de edema pulmonar 1, record 2, Spanish, - fibrosis%20intersticial%20difusa
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La fibrosis intersticial difusa o síndrome de Hamman-Rich [no es] un padecimiento sistémico, sino localizado y exclusivo del pulmón 1, record 2, Spanish, - fibrosis%20intersticial%20difusa
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[La] fibrosis pulmonar difusa (...) fue denominada durante muchos años como síndrome de Hamman y Rich, término que se abandonó para dar paso a los de fibrosis pulmonar idiopática (FPI) o alveolitis fibrosante criptogénica o neumonía intersticial usual, que son utilizados por diferentes autores para referirse al mismo padecimiento, (...) a una fibrosis pulmonar intersticial difusa de etiología desconocida. 1, record 2, Spanish, - fibrosis%20intersticial%20difusa
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