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Is Having Fibrotic Band In Lung With Scarring Equal To Pulmonary Fibrosis?

I have six pleural based non calcified ground glass nodules front back and medially on both lungs, these have been followed a bit, but now something new has shown up, fibrotic band at the left lung base medially & an ill defined area of scarring adjacent. There s also quite a bit of airway collapse. my question is does having a fibrotic band and all this scarring equate to pulmonary fibrosis? I ve had several family members die recently from pulmonary fibrosis. I also have a primary immune deficiency which causes a lot of lung, sinus, & ear infections (among others) and Ehlers Danlos syndrome.
Wed, 15 Oct 2014
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Thanks for your question on HCM. Pulmonary fibrosis is having familial inheritance. So possibility of pulmonary fibrosis can not be underestimated in your case.
The gold standard test to diagnose pulmonary fibrosis is Lung biopsy either bronchoscopically or CT guided.
Other tests I suggest are Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) and genetic markers.
For all these you have to consult pulmonologist.
So take appointment of pulmonologist and disciss these things.
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Is Having Fibrotic Band In Lung With Scarring Equal To Pulmonary Fibrosis?

Thanks for your question on HCM. Pulmonary fibrosis is having familial inheritance. So possibility of pulmonary fibrosis can not be underestimated in your case. The gold standard test to diagnose pulmonary fibrosis is Lung biopsy either bronchoscopically or CT guided. Other tests I suggest are Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) and genetic markers. For all these you have to consult pulmonologist. So take appointment of pulmonologist and disciss these things.