What is Bronchiolitis obliterans?
What is Bronchiolitis obliterans?
- Bronchiolitis obliterans: Disease of the lungs in which the bronchioles are plugged with granulation tissue.
- Bronchiolitis obliterans: Inflammation of the bronchioles with obstruction by fibrous granulation tissue or bronchial exudate. It may follow inhalation of irritating gases or foreign bodies and it complicates pneumonia.
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Bronchiolitis obliterans: Introduction
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How serious is Bronchiolitis obliterans?
Complications of Bronchiolitis obliterans:
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What causes Bronchiolitis obliterans?
Causes of Bronchiolitis obliterans: see causes of Bronchiolitis obliterans
What are the symptoms of Bronchiolitis obliterans?
Complications of Bronchiolitis obliterans:
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Bronchiolitis obliterans: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Bronchiolitis obliterans.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Bronchiolitis obliterans.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Bronchiolitis obliterans:
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Research for Bronchiolitis obliterans:
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Name and Aliases of Bronchiolitis obliterans
Main name of condition: Bronchiolitis obliterans
Other names or spellings for Bronchiolitis obliterans:
Bronchiolitides, exudative, Obliterative bronchiolitis, Proliferative bronchiolitis
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