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Bronchiolitis obliterans (BO), also known as obliterative bronchiolitis, constrictive bronchiolitis and popcorn lung, is a disease that results in obstruction of the smallest airways of the lungs (bronchioles) due to inflammation.
Bronchiolitis obliterans is a type of obstructive lung disease of the small airways. This activity reviews the pathophysiology and cause of bronchiolitis obliterans and highlights the interprofessional team's role in its management. Objectives: Review the risk factors for bronchiolitis obliterans.
Bronchiolitis obliterans, also called popcorn lung, is a respiratory condition that affects the bronchioles of your lungs. The bronchioles are the smallest airways in your lungs. If you have this condition, these airways become inflamed, damaged and then scarred because of inhaling toxic substances or from infections.
Obliterative bronchiolitis, also known as bronchiolitis obliterans or constrictive bronchiolitis, is a type of bronchiolitis and refers to bronchiolar inflammation with submucosal peribronchial fibrosis associated with luminal stenosis and occlusions.
Bronchiolitis obliterans is a rare and dangerous type of obstructive lung disease. Bronchiolitis obliterans is most commonly caused by breathing in toxicants over time, the most common being diacetyl. Find out what causes the disease to develop and who is at risk.
Bronchiolitis obliterans is a rare condition of the small airways. People with this condition have scarring in the lungs that affects their ability to breathe. Bronchiolitis obliterans can have various causes, including infection, inhalation of a toxic substance, and lung or bone marrow transplant.
Bronchiolitis obliterans is an irreversible and chronic condition, with available treatments that can slow progression and reduce the severity of your symptoms. The most common symptoms include shortness of breath, dry cough and sometimes wheezing and fatigue in the absence of a cold or asthma.
"Popcorn lung" is the nickname for bronchiolitis obliterans. That's a condition that damages your lungs' smallest airways and makes you cough and feel short of breath. It's sometimes caused by...
This review focuses on several key issues: the recognition of obliterative bronchiolitis as an occupational disease, the frequent occurrence of the bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after...
Search in PubMed. View in NLM Catalog. Add to search. An update on current treatment strategies for managing bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after lung transplantation. Ashwini Arjuna. 1 Norton Thoracic Institute, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA. Find articles by Ashwini Arjuna. 1, Michael T Olson. Michael T Olson.