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Also known as fibrotic disease

Fibrosis, also known as fibrotic scarring, is the development of fibrous connective tissue in response to an injury. Fibrosis can be a normal connective tissue deposition or excessive tissue deposition caused by a disease.

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Medical condition (new).name
Fibrosis
Medical condition (new).image
Cardiac amyloidosis very high mag movat.jpg
Medical condition (new).caption
Micrograph of a heart showing fibrosis (yellow – left of image) and amyloid deposition (brown – right of image). Stained using Movat's stain.
Medical condition (new).field
Pathology, rheumatology
Medical condition (new).complications
Cirrhosis
Medical condition (new).risks
Repeated injuries, chronic inflammation.

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Subclass of
pathogenesis
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Commons category
Fibrosis
health specialty
pathology
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