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(Chest. 1951;20:426-436.)
© 1951 American College of Chest Physicians

Familial Pulmonary Fibrosis

JOHN M. MacMILLAN M.D., F.C.C.P.

1) The term Familial Pulmonary Fibrosis is felt to be a definite entity.

2) This disease is a familial response to chronic pulmonary insult in the nature of bilateral pulmonary fibrosis.

3) The disease, once it manifests itself clinically, is usually progressive to death.

4) The age incidence is from 30 to 55 years.

5) The possibility of potassium iodide being an inhibitor to increasing fibrosis warrants further investigation.

6) The importance of a detailed family history and an inquiry of the manner of death, rather than a diagnosis, is invaluable.






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