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What is between ipf versus pulmonary fibrosis?
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Category...: Pulmonary fibrosis is when the lungs become scarred. There are many causes of pulmonary fibrosis. Ipf, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, is one disorder that causes this scarring. In ipf, the reason for the pulmonary fibrosis is not known.
Answered 3/6/2015
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Same: These terms are synonymous (the same).
Answered 3/15/2013
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See below: IPF is a form of pulmonary fibrosis
Answered 6/14/2017
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