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Does pulmonary fibrosis cause my lungs to scar up?
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Yes: Pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive scarring disease.
Answered 3/6/2015
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Yes...: Pulmonary fibrosis does cause lung scarring. This can be minimized with treatment including treatment aimed at the underlying cause, if possible.
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