Fibrosis

Generality

Fibrosis is the name that doctors use to indicate the abnormal formation of connective-fibrous tissue in an organ or tissue of the human body, without particular mention of the behavior of the parenchymal tissue.

In an organ or tissue, fibrosis can result from a pathological state, or it can be the result of the scarring process that is set in motion following an injury, a cut or damage to an anatomical structure of the body .
There are numerous types of fibrosis. Among the most well-known and common types, there are: pulmonary fibrosis, cardiac fibrosis, arthroofibrosis, Dupuytren's disease, cystic fibrosis, Peyronie's disease, gliosis, systemic nephrogenic fibrosis, etc.