Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Free
Faster access than browser!
 

Fibrothorax

Index Fibrothorax

Fibrothorax is a medical condition characterised by scarring (fibrosis) of the pleural space surrounding the lungs that is severe enough to cause reduced movement of the lung and ribcage. [1]

39 relations: Asbestos, Atelectasis, Autoimmune disease, Bromocriptine, Calcification, Cardiothoracic surgery, Collagen, Cough, CT scan, Cyanosis, Cytokine, Decortication, Empyema, Ergot, Fever, Fibrosis, Hemothorax, Histology, Idiopathic disease, Inflammation, Kidney failure, Lung, Methysergide, Nail clubbing, Pergolide, Pleural cavity, Pleurodesis, Pneumothorax, Pulmonary consolidation, Pulmonary pleurae, Pulmonology, Rheumatoid arthritis, Rib cage, Shortness of breath, Transforming growth factor beta, Tuberculosis, Uremia, Watchful waiting, X-ray.

Asbestos

Asbestos is a set of six naturally occurring silicate minerals, which all have in common their eponymous asbestiform habit: i.e. long (roughly 1:20 aspect ratio), thin fibrous crystals, with each visible fiber composed of millions of microscopic "fibrils" that can be released by abrasion and other processes.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Asbestos · See more »

Atelectasis

Atelectasis is the collapse or closure of a lung resulting in reduced or absent gas exchange.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Atelectasis · See more »

Autoimmune disease

An autoimmune disease is a condition arising from an abnormal immune response to a normal body part.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Autoimmune disease · See more »

Bromocriptine

Bromocriptine (originally marketed as Parlodel, subsequently under many names) is an ergoline derivative, is a dopamine agonist that is used in the treatment of pituitary tumors, Parkinson's disease (PD), hyperprolactinaemia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, and type 2 diabetes.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Bromocriptine · See more »

Calcification

Calcification is the accumulation of calcium salts in a body tissue.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Calcification · See more »

Cardiothoracic surgery

Cardiothoracic surgery (also known as thoracic surgery) is the field of medicine involved in surgical treatment of organs inside the thorax (the chest)—generally treatment of conditions of the heart (heart disease) and lungs (lung disease).

New!!: Fibrothorax and Cardiothoracic surgery · See more »

Collagen

Collagen is the main structural protein in the extracellular space in the various connective tissues in animal bodies.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Collagen · See more »

Cough

A cough is a sudden and often repetitively occurring, protective reflex, which helps to clear the large breathing passages from fluids, irritants, foreign particles and microbes.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Cough · See more »

CT scan

A CT scan, also known as computed tomography scan, makes use of computer-processed combinations of many X-ray measurements taken from different angles to produce cross-sectional (tomographic) images (virtual "slices") of specific areas of a scanned object, allowing the user to see inside the object without cutting.

New!!: Fibrothorax and CT scan · See more »

Cyanosis

Cyanosis is defined as the bluish or purplish discolouration of the skin or mucous membranes due to the tissues near the skin surface having low oxygen saturation.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Cyanosis · See more »

Cytokine

Cytokines are a broad and loose category of small proteins (~5–20 kDa) that are important in cell signaling.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Cytokine · See more »

Decortication

Decortication is a medical procedure involving the surgical removal of the surface layer, membrane, or fibrous cover of an organ.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Decortication · See more »

Empyema

An empyema (from Greek ἐμπύημα, "abscess") is a collection or gathering of pus within a naturally existing anatomical cavity.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Empyema · See more »

Ergot

Ergot (pron.) or ergot fungi refers to a group of fungi of the genus Claviceps.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Ergot · See more »

Fever

Fever, also known as pyrexia and febrile response, is defined as having a temperature above the normal range due to an increase in the body's temperature set-point.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Fever · See more »

Fibrosis

Fibrosis is the formation of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ or tissue in a reparative or reactive process.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Fibrosis · See more »

Hemothorax

A hemothorax is a type of pleural effusion in which blood accumulates in the pleural cavity.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Hemothorax · See more »

Histology

Histology, also microanatomy, is the study of the anatomy of cells and tissues of plants and animals using microscopy.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Histology · See more »

Idiopathic disease

An idiopathic disease is any disease with an unknown cause or mechanism of apparently spontaneous origin.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Idiopathic disease · See more »

Inflammation

Inflammation (from inflammatio) is part of the complex biological response of body tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants, and is a protective response involving immune cells, blood vessels, and molecular mediators.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Inflammation · See more »

Kidney failure

Kidney failure, also known as end-stage kidney disease, is a medical condition in which the kidneys no longer work.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Kidney failure · See more »

Lung

The lungs are the primary organs of the respiratory system in humans and many other animals including a few fish and some snails.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Lung · See more »

Methysergide

Methysergide (1-methyl-D-lysergic acid butanolamide or UML-491) also known as methysergide maleate, is an ergot derived prescription drug used for the prophylaxis of difficult to treat migraine and cluster headaches.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Methysergide · See more »

Nail clubbing

Nail clubbing, also known as digital clubbing, is a deformity of the finger or toe nails associated with a number of diseases, mostly of the heart and lungs.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Nail clubbing · See more »

Pergolide

Pergolide (trade names Permax, Prascend) is an ergoline-based dopamine receptor agonist used in some countries for the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD).

New!!: Fibrothorax and Pergolide · See more »

Pleural cavity

The pleural cavity is the thin fluid-filled space between the two pulmonary pleurae (known as visceral and parietal) of each lung.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Pleural cavity · See more »

Pleurodesis

Pleurodesis is a medical procedure in which the pleural space is artificially obliterated.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Pleurodesis · See more »

Pneumothorax

A pneumothorax is an abnormal collection of air in the pleural space between the lung and the chest wall.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Pneumothorax · See more »

Pulmonary consolidation

A pulmonary consolidation is a region of (normally compressible) lung tissue that has filled with liquid instead of air.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Pulmonary consolidation · See more »

Pulmonary pleurae

The pulmonary pleurae (sing. pleura) are the two pleurae of the invaginated sac surrounding each lung and attaching to the thoracic cavity.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Pulmonary pleurae · See more »

Pulmonology

Pulmonology is a medical speciality that deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Pulmonology · See more »

Rheumatoid arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-term autoimmune disorder that primarily affects joints.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Rheumatoid arthritis · See more »

Rib cage

The rib cage is an arrangement of bones in the thorax of most vertebrates.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Rib cage · See more »

Shortness of breath

Shortness of breath, also known as dyspnea, is the feeling that one cannot breathe well enough.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Shortness of breath · See more »

Transforming growth factor beta

Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) is a multifunctional cytokine belonging to the transforming growth factor superfamily that includes four different isoforms (TGF-β 1 to 4, HGNC symbols TGFB1, TGFB2, TGFB3, TGFB4) and many other signaling proteins produced by all white blood cell lineages.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Transforming growth factor beta · See more »

Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB).

New!!: Fibrothorax and Tuberculosis · See more »

Uremia

Uremia is the condition of having "urea in the blood".

New!!: Fibrothorax and Uremia · See more »

Watchful waiting

Watchful waiting (also watch and wait or WAW) is an approach to a medical problem in which time is allowed to pass before medical intervention or therapy is used.

New!!: Fibrothorax and Watchful waiting · See more »

X-ray

X-rays make up X-radiation, a form of electromagnetic radiation.

New!!: Fibrothorax and X-ray · See more »

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibrothorax

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »