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Acute bronchitis, also known as a chest cold, is short-term bronchitis – inflammation of the bronchi (large and medium-sized airways) of the lungs. [2][1] The most common symptom is a cough. [1] Other symptoms include coughing up mucus, wheezing, shortness of breath, fever, and chest discomfort. [2] The infection may last from a few to ten ...
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. [1][6] Symptoms include a dry cough, shortness of breath, wheezing and feeling tired. [1]
Bronchiolitis is inflammation of the small airways in the lungs. Acute bronchiolitis is due to a viral infection usually affecting children younger than two years of age. [5] Symptoms may include fever, cough, runny nose, wheezing, and breathing problems. [1] More severe cases may be associated with nasal flaring, grunting, or the skin between ...
Deaths. 2.74 million (2015) [2] Lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) is a term often used as a synonym for pneumonia but can also be applied to other types of infection including lung abscess and acute bronchitis. Symptoms include shortness of breath, weakness, fever, coughing and fatigue. [3] A routine chest X-ray is not always necessary ...
[10] [28] Estimates of the number of people with COPD who have chronic bronchitis are 7–40%. [29] [30] Estimates of the number of people who smoke and have chronic bronchitis who also have COPD is 60%. [31] The term "chronic bronchitis" was used in previous definitions of COPD but is no longer included in the definition.
A "smoker's macrophage", with yellow to light brown and finely granular cytoplasmic pigment. Respiratory bronchiolitis is a lung disease associated with tobacco smoking. [1] In pathology, it is defined by the presence of "smoker's macrophages". [1] When manifesting significant clinical symptoms it is referred to as respiratory bronchiolitis ...
Diffuse panbronchiolitis (DPB) is an inflammatory lung disease of unknown cause. It is a severe, progressive form of bronchiolitis, an inflammatory condition of the bronchioles (small air passages in the lungs). The term diffuse signifies that lesions appear throughout both lungs, while panbronchiolitis refers to inflammation found in all ...
An acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECB), is a sudden worsening of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms including shortness of breath, quantity and color of phlegm that typically lasts for several days. It may be triggered by an infection with bacteria ...