Lung fibrosis cases up by 30% in last ten years, report Pune doctors

  • | Thursday | 22nd February, 2018

"Earlier, I would see one or two patients of IPF every week a decade ago. It is also crucial for all diagnosed patients to visit their doctors regularly and adhere to the treatment for a better quality of life," Modi said. Now, I see four to five patients every week. PUNE: Pollution and the cigarette habit are beginning to affect more people in the city now than a decade ago as they are being diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive and fatal lung disease.Senior citizens, farmers, poulterers and carpenters and those inhaling metal fumes are the worst affected. There has been 30 to 40% rise in IPF cases in Pune in the last 10 years," chest physician Mahavir Modi said.A persistent dry cough that refuses to go away even after eight weeks is one of the signs, and people in the risk bracket, especially the elderly, should visit a doctor and undergo screening tests.Since the symptoms are common, they are easily mistaken for cardiac disease, bronchitis asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases "Patients with respiratory disorders must get checked for IPF.

PUNE: Pollution and the cigarette habit are beginning to affect more people in the city now than a decade ago as they are being diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive and fatal lung disease.Senior citizens, farmers, poulterers and carpenters and those inhaling metal fumes are the worst affected."Earlier, I would see one or two patients of IPF every week a decade ago. Now, I see four to five patients every week. There has been 30 to 40% rise in IPF cases in Pune in the last 10 years," chest physician Mahavir Modi said.A persistent dry cough that refuses to go away even after eight weeks is one of the signs, and people in the risk bracket, especially the elderly, should visit a doctor and undergo screening tests.Since the symptoms are common, they are easily mistaken for cardiac disease, bronchitis asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases "Patients with respiratory disorders must get checked for IPF. It is also crucial for all diagnosed patients to visit their doctors regularly and adhere to the treatment for a better quality of life," Modi said.

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