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Fibrosis is the formation or development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ or tissue as a reparative or reactive process, as opposed to a formation of fibrous tissue as a normal constituent of an organ or tissue. [1]
The term is also sometimes used to describe a normal healing process[2], but this usage is less common.
Types
- Cystic fibrosis of the pancreas and lungs
- Injection fibrosis, which can occur as a complication of intramuscular injections, especially in children
- Endomyocardial fibrosis
- Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis of the lung
- Mediastinal fibrosis
- Myleofibrosis
- Retroperitoneal fibrosis
- Progressive massive fibrosis, a complication of coal workers' pneumoconiosis
- Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis
Associated conditions
- Cirrhosis can result from fibrosis of the liver
- Diffuse parenchymal lung disease
- Post-Vasectomy Pain Syndrome
- Tuberculosis (TB) can cause fibrosis of the lungs
- Sickle-cell anemia may cause enlargement and ultimately fibrosis of the spleen.
- Rheumatoid arthritis
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