Dr. Mohan Philip directs the Greenville Pulmonary Associates in Greenville, TX. Our doctor is experienced, skilled, licensed, and board-certified in pulmonary (lung) diseases. If you are diagnosed with a disease of the lungs, our doctor wants to meet with you and help you eliminate or manage your condition, such as pulmonary fibrosis.

Diseases of the Lungs

Your lung's function or respiratory system is responsible for bringing oxygen into the lungs and transporting carbon dioxide out of the body. Millions of people are affected by these diseases that interfere with the transportation of oxygen and carbon dioxide into and out of the body, which affects different parts of the respiratory system.

There are various types of chronic lung diseases. Chronic means you get repeated episodes of the following, causing damage to parts of the respiratory system. If you have a lung disease, you could have a diagnosis of COPD, asthma, pneumonia, bronchitis, emphysema, lung cancer, or pulmonary fibrosis.

What is Pulmonary Fibrosis?

Greenville Pulmonary Associates in Greenville, TX, explains that this lung disease is serious. Cystic fibrosis affects young children and adults. Your lungs become scarred, and the lining of the lungs becomes thickened due to the battles it wages against this disease.

Episodes of this disease make getting sufficient oxygen into the lungs difficult. This disease comes quickly or can take years to develop. The best you can do to manage this disease is to take your prescribed medication, receive ongoing oxygen therapy, and remain active.

What is the Cause of Pulmonary Fibrosis?

Medical research has yet to determine what exactly causes this disease. However, researchers wonder if long-term contact with breathing specific environmental hazards into your lungs brings on pulmonary fibrosis such as the following.

• Hard metal dust
• Asbestos fibers
• Silica/grain dust
• Chemotherapy/heart/anti-inflammatory medications
• Tobacco
• Genetics
• Radiation
• Certain medical conditions like scleroderma/dermatomyositis/sarcoidosis

How Does Pulmonary Fibrosis Progress?

Each episode of cystic fibrosis brings increased scarring in the lung's tissue, making the tissue stiffer with each episode. The ability to breathe sufficient oxygen into the lungs progressively worsens because your lungs lose their flexibility.

What are the Treatment Options for Pulmonary Fibrosis?

Treatment depends on the area of the affected lung and the type. Treatment options include anti-inflammatory medications/steroids/anticoagulants/immunomodulators/antifibrinolytics/a lung transplant.

Management of Lung Disease/Cystic Fibrosis

Call Dr. Philip at the Greenville Pulmonary Associates in Greenville, TX, at (903) 454-9976 today and schedule a consultation for your lung disease or cystic fibrosis. There is no cure for pulmonary fibrosis. However, we can help stop lung scarring and help you increase your quality of life.