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My husband has ipf in both lungs and is awaiting a double or single transplant. if a single transplant, can the infected lung spread ipf to new lung?
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No: Interstitial pulmonary fibrosis is not an infection and the disease would not spread to the transplanted lung. Wish you and your husband good health!
Answered 11/28/2017
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