Abstract
Pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic lung disease that is characterized by the progressive and irreversible scarring of the lung tissue. This scarring greatly diminishes the efficiency of pulmonary function. After being diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, patients live, on average, only three to five years. Diabetes mellitus is known to damage the tissue and blood vessels in organs such as the heart and kidneys due to increased intravascular pressure.
According to recent research, diabetes mellitus has also been linked to similar damage in the lungs. Additionally, a 2021 meta-analysis and systematic review of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis suggests an association between diabetes mellitus and pulmonary fibrosis. The focus of this research is to analyze the possible relationship between diabetes mellitus and pulmonary fibrosis through review of published research and cadaveric investigation.
This study intends to bring awareness to the potential link between diabetes mellitus and pulmonary fibrosis. This may aid physicians in the holistic treatment of diabetes mellitus to prevent or slow the onset of pulmonary fibrosis.
Key Words: pulmonary fibrosis, diabetes mellitus, association, cadaver study, histology, microvascular damage, pulmonary fibrogenesis
UH-02 A Case Report of the Potential Link Between Pulmonary Fibrosis and Diabetes Mellitus
Pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic lung disease that is characterized by the progressive and irreversible scarring of the lung tissue. This scarring greatly diminishes the efficiency of pulmonary function. After being diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, patients live, on average, only three to five years. Diabetes mellitus is known to damage the tissue and blood vessels in organs such as the heart and kidneys due to increased intravascular pressure.
According to recent research, diabetes mellitus has also been linked to similar damage in the lungs. Additionally, a 2021 meta-analysis and systematic review of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis suggests an association between diabetes mellitus and pulmonary fibrosis. The focus of this research is to analyze the possible relationship between diabetes mellitus and pulmonary fibrosis through review of published research and cadaveric investigation.
This study intends to bring awareness to the potential link between diabetes mellitus and pulmonary fibrosis. This may aid physicians in the holistic treatment of diabetes mellitus to prevent or slow the onset of pulmonary fibrosis.
Key Words: pulmonary fibrosis, diabetes mellitus, association, cadaver study, histology, microvascular damage, pulmonary fibrogenesis