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- This is a type of respiratory
infection in which there is an inflammation of the lungs at
the level of the bronchioles (part of the "bronchial
tree").
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- Cough usually dry
- There may be fever
- Shortness of breath
- Weight
loss
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- Toxic fume bronchiolitis obliterans
- Postinfectious bronchiolitis
obliterans
- Bronchiolitis obliterans associated
with connective tissue diseases or organ transplant
- Bronchiolitis obliterans associated
with lung lesions (such as tumors)
- Idiopathic (unknown cause)
bronchiolitis
obliterans
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- Bronchiolitis obliterans usually
requires no treatment except remove offending agent, if
known.
- Steroids (e.g., prednisone) may be
prescribed to reduce inflammation.
- BOOP (Bronchiolitis Obliterans with Organizing Pneumonia) -- treated
with corticosteroids
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- It may be associated with an organizing Pneumonia (this
condition is known as BOOP).
- Symptoms include dry cough,
shortness of breath, body and muscle aches, fever, and
weight loss.
- Chest X-Ray may show a patchy,
ground glass, or diffuse alveolar
infiltrates.
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- Respiratory bronchiolitis -- occurs
in young smokers, presenting cough, shortness of breath, and
lung crackles
- Diffuse panbronchiolitis -- shortness of breath, cough with phlegm, and lung crackles. This occurs almost exclusively in Japan, with 2/3 of those affected being male (age range 20 to 80 years old).
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