Fibrosis

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Fibrosis Classification and external resources
MeSH	D005355

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.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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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