Can pulmonary fibrosis recover?

Most pulmonary fibrosis cannot be recovered. Most pulmonary fibrosis has poor clinical outcome. The treatment effect is not good. For example, idiopathic pulmonary interstitial fibrosis and acute interstitial pneumonia. Pulmonary fibrosis caused by these diseases normally progresses gradually. Sometimes, the speed of progression is very fast. Moreover, after treatment, it is difficult for patients to get obvious improvement. The clinical outcome of these diseases is relatively poor. There are some causes of pulmonary fibrosis, after the corresponding treatment, may be improved, or controlled, such as connective tissue disease secondary pulmonary fibrosis, but this cause of pulmonary fibrosis, normally speaking, is also difficult to cure. In addition, a small number of pulmonary fibrosis, may be completely recovered, such as cryptogenic organized pneumonia, may also cause pulmonary fibrosis, this disease for glucocorticoid efficacy is relatively good, even some patients can achieve clinical cure, lung lesions can be completely recovered.