| In most cases, there was marked subepithelial fibrosis and edema with a variable lymphocytic and plasma cell infiltrate. |
| Cystic fibrosis also causes malabsorption, although fat absorption is the hallmark of this condition. |
| Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis is most often a complication of asthma or cystic fibrosis. |
| A possible etiologic relation to chronic inflammation and lung fibrosis is supported. |
| It has been shown that conditioned media from fibroblasts from patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis stimulates angiogenesis. |
| The vascular lesions are probably secondary to chronic inflammation and fibrosis in the adjacent lung. |
