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  2. Oral submucous fibrosis - Wikipedia

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    Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a chronic, complex, premalignant (1% transformation risk) condition of the oral cavity, characterized by juxta-epithelial inflammatory reaction and progressive fibrosis of the submucosal tissues (the lamina propria and deeper connective tissues).

  3. Smoking-related interstitial fibrosis (SRIF) - Wikipedia

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    There is very limited data on treatment and follow-up of smoking-related interstitial fibrosis. One study reported that corticosteroids were not beneficial. Smoking cessation resulted in stable/non-progressive disease after several years of follow-up. Improvements in pulmonary function tests with smoking cessation have also been documented. [7]

  4. Pulmonary fibrosis - Wikipedia

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    Smoking is a known cause of some types of lung fibrosis, such as smoking-related interstitial fibrosis (SRIF). [11] Some typical connective tissue diseases [7] such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, SLE and scleroderma; Other diseases that involve connective tissue, such as sarcoidosis and granulomatosis with polyangiitis

  5. Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva - Wikipedia

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    Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (/ ˌ f aɪ b r oʊ d ɪ ˈ s p l eɪ ʒ (i) ə ɒ ˈ s ɪ f ɪ k æ n z p r ə ˈ ɡ r ɛ s ɪ v ə /; [1] abbr. FOP), also called Münchmeyer disease or formerly myositis ossificans progressiva, is an extremely rare connective tissue disease in which fibrous connective tissue such as muscle, tendons, and ligaments turn into bone tissue (ossification).

  6. Fibrosis - Wikipedia

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    Fibrosis can be a normal connective tissue deposition or excessive tissue deposition caused by a disease. [ 2 ] Repeated injuries, chronic inflammation and repair are susceptible to fibrosis, where an accidental excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix components, such as the collagen, is produced by fibroblasts, leading to the formation ...

  7. Health effects of tobacco - Wikipedia

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    Smoking most commonly leads to diseases affecting the heart and lungs and will commonly affect areas such as hands or feet. First signs of smoking-related health issues often show up as numbness in the extremities, with smoking being a major risk factor for heart attacks, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, and cancer, particularly lung cancer, cancers of the larynx and ...

  8. Connective tissue disease - Wikipedia

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    Connective tissue disease, also known as connective tissue disorder, or collagen vascular diseases, refers to any disorder that affects the connective tissue. [1] The body's structures are held together by connective tissues, consisting of two distinct proteins : elastin and collagen .

  9. Polymyalgia rheumatica - Wikipedia

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    No specific test exists to diagnose polymyalgia rheumatica; many other diseases can cause inflammation and pain in muscles, but a few tests can help narrow down the cause of the pain. Limitation in shoulder motion or swelling of the joints in the wrists or hands, are noted by the doctor. [15]

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