Post-inflammatory pulmonary fibrosis is just a term used to describe non specific pulmonary fibrosis. Pulmonary fibrosis occurs typically after inflammation in the lungs, this inflammation causes the production of stiff fibrous tissue, hence the term ‘Pulmonary Fibrosis’. You can read more about pulmonary fibrosis on our homepage
The term “post-inflammatory” does not add anything new to the definition of Pulmonary Fibrosis. Pulmonary Fibrosis is, by definition, a process which occurs after inflammation! Therefore “post-inflammatory” does not mean a special type of pulmonary fibrosis or require any additional special treatment (for more information see our page: Treatment of Pulmonary Fibrosis)
If you are concerned at all about the term “post-inflammatory” you should ask your Doctor or healthcare professional to clarify what exactly they mean.
