Paikea = important mythic Maori ancestor of the East Coast tribes, especially the Ngati Porou tribe, of New Zealand's North Island. Various legends say he came from Hawaiki to Aotearoa [New Zealand], riding on the back of a taniwha [whale].
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive disease isolated to the lung. It is a type of interstitial lung disease, which is a group of 200 diseases with similar symptoms but different causes. In IPF, lung tissue becomes scarred.
ILD that is primarily the result of inflammation in the lung can often be treated with immunosuppressive medications. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) does not respond to immunosuppressive medications, but two medications have recently been approved by the FDA for the treatment of IPF. They are pirfenidone and nintedamib.