Bashir Ahmed, Shah Md. Saifur Rahman, S.M. Lutfor Rahman,Md. Rustom Ali, Pulak Kumar Dey, Shah Sayeed Md. Iqbal Hooda,Md. Tahsin Ahmed Chowdhury, Md. K. M Saifulla, Touhiduzzaman

Introduction:
Pulmonary fibrosis is relatively a common issue
for pulmonologists. Pulmonary fibrosis having
various causes but in the perspective of Bangladesh
pulmonary tuberculosis seems to be the common
cause. But before treating PTB for proper
management and to avoid unnecessary treatment
with anti-TB drugs we should think of other causes.
The other causes includes systemic connective
tissue disease, pneumoconiosis etc. The history ,
clinical examinations , investigations, the
diagnostic criteria(For systemic connective tissue
diseases) and distribution of fibrosis help us
reaching a diagnosis . Use of diseases modifying
drugs and biologic agents may often prevent
complications including pulmonary fibrosis.

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