(BPT) - La fibrosis pulmonar (Pulmonary Fibrosis, PF) es una enfermedad progresiva y debilitante que provoca la cicatrización de los pulmones y no tiene cura conocida. Sin embargo, aunque más de 200,000 estadounidenses la padecen, existen numerosos mitos e ideas erróneas con respecto a sus causas, tratamientos, diagnósticos y otros factores.
Mito #1: La fibrosis pulmonar es una enfermedad de los pulmones muy conocida.
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