Prolonged Survival in a Patient with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Receiving Acupuncture and DHEA-Promoting Herbs with Conventional Management: A Case Report | Zendy

Paul Kalnins | Zendy; Mikael Brucker | Zendy; Donald Spears | Zendy

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Prolonged Survival in a Patient with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Receiving Acupuncture and DHEA-Promoting Herbs with Conventional Management: A Case Report

Author(s) -

Paul Kalnins,

Mikael Brucker,

Donald Spears

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

the permanente journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.445

H-Index - 30

eISSN - 1552-5775

pISSN - 1552-5767

DOI - 10.7812/tpp/18-074

Subject(s) - medicine , dehydroepiandrosterone , idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis , acupuncture , lung , pulmonologist , disease , pulmonary fibrosis , weakness , population , fibrosis , gastroenterology , pathology , surgery , intensive care medicine , androgen , hormone , alternative medicine , environmental health

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a lethal, chronic, degenerative disease most commonly affecting the elderly population. The pathologic finding of this restrictive lung condition is excessive deposition of fibrotic tissue in the alveolar interstitium. Conventional therapies minimally alter the course of disease, and mean survival time from diagnosis is only 2 to 4 years.

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