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Dr.. Mohamed Hassan: Shortness of breath and dry cough are symptoms of pulmonary fibrosis

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Dr. Muhammad Hassan Al-Tarawneh, consultant of pulmonary and respiratory diseases, intensive care and sleep diseases, confirmed that fibrosis of the lungs occurs in the deep tissue of the lungs, where it becomes thick and hard, which makes the breathing process difficult.<o:p></o:p>

Dr. pointed out. Muhammad Hassan Al-Tarawneh, that the exact cause of most types of fibrosis of the lungs is unknown, and that the most common type of fibrosis is idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.<o:p></o:p>

Dr. Muhammad Hassan Al-Tarawneh noted that one of the symptoms of fibrosis of the lungs is shortness of breath, as the feeling of shortness of breath usually begins during exercise, then the patient feels shortness of breath while performing his daily activities, such as: talking on the phone, wearing clothes, showering, and eating, and that as a result of disease progression.<o:p></o:p>

He went on to talk about the symptoms of pulmonary fibrosis. Pointing out that a dry cough that does not improve is among the symptoms, and there are other symptoms of fibrosis of the lungs, such as fatigue, rapid breathing and laughter, unjustified weight loss, swelling of the feet or legs, and clubbing of the fingers, and this condition is represented by the widening and roundness of the tips of the toes, and a change in the color of the toes. Or hands that turn blue as a result of low levels of oxygen in the blood.<o:p></o:p>