What Is Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome?
6. Pulmonary Fibrosis
Acute respiratory distress syndrome can cause considerable damage to the lung’s delicate tissues. When these tissues eventually heal, a scar will be left behind, making the tissue thicker and tougher than before. This will make it even harder for the patient to breath because the lungs will not be able to work as well as they should. This is a condition that is known as pulmonary fibrosis.
Pulmonary fibrosis is a permanent condition, meaning that many survivors of acute respiratory distress syndrome will have breathing difficulties for the rest of their lives. The extent of their breathing difficulties can range from being a little uncomfortable, to being downright debilitating.
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