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What is pulmonary fibrosis? how long can live?
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Check with your doc: You seem to have pulmonary tuberculosis and not pulmonary fibrosis. Unless your doc is talking about tuberculosis scars. Which does usually not affect live expectancy. A 25 year old rarely ever gets pulmonary fibrosis. Check with your lung doc.
Answered 5/8/2013
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Scarring: Fibrosis is scarring of the lung...Your lifespan depends on if the fibrosis spreads and how fast it may spread... This varies depending on the cause of the fibrosis.
Answered 8/20/2017
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