Bronchiolitis - 29/10/12

Doi : 10.1016/j.iac.2012.08.002

Brian T. Garibaldi, MD ^a, Peter Illei, MD ^b, Sonye K. Danoff, MD, PhD ^c,^⁎
^a Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA
^b Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
^c Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins Interstitial Lung Disease Clinic, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA

Corresponding author.

Résumé

Bronchiolitis is a disease of the small airways accompanied by progressive and often irreversible airflow obstruction. Bronchiolitis can have several causes such as infection, toxic exposure, collagen vascular disease, post lung and stem cell transplant, and idiopathic etiology. Symptoms of cough and sputum production are often mistaken for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma, leading to a delay in diagnosis. Unfortunately, many types of bronchiolitis do not improve with therapy. Bronchiolitis following lung and stem cell transplant are the most common types seen in adults, and provide important insights into its pathogenesis.

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Keywords : Bronchiolitis, Constrictive bronchiolitis, Bronchiolitis obliterans, Small airways obstruction

Plan

	Funding sources: Dr Garibaldi: None. Dr Illei: None. Dr Danoff: American College of Rheumatology Within Our Reach, Lisa Sandler Spaeth and Robert M. Fisher Funds for Pulmonary Fibrosis.
	Conflicts of interest: None.