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  2. Bronchiolitis obliterans - Wikipedia

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    Bronchiolitis obliterans when it occurs following a lung transplant is known as bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS). [11] [4] BOS is defined as a person who has had either a HSCT or lung transplant and develops symptoms or radiographic findings consistent with bronchiolitis obliterans, but has not been confirmed by biopsy. [22] [44]

  3. Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia - Wikipedia

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    Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP), formerly known as bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP), is an inflammation of the bronchioles (bronchiolitis) and surrounding tissue in the lungs. [2] [3] It is a form of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia. [4]

  4. Bronchiolitis - Wikipedia

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    Chronic bronchiolitis is more common in adults and has various causes, one of which is bronchiolitis obliterans. [5] [6] Often when people refer to bronchiolitis, they are referring to acute bronchiolitis in children. [5]

  5. Swyer–James syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Swyer–James syndrome is a manifestation of postinfectious obliterative bronchiolitis. [2] In SJS, the involved lung or portion of the lung does not grow normally and is slightly smaller than the opposite lung. [3]

  6. Occupational lung disease - Wikipedia

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    Bronchiolitis obliterans, also known as constrictive bronchiolitis or obliterative bronchiolitis is a respiratory disease caused by injury to the smallest airways, called bronchioles. It has been reported to occur from exposure to inhaled toxins and gases including sulfur mustard gas, nitrogen oxides, diacetyl (used in many food and beverage ...

  7. Respiratory bronchiolitis - Wikipedia

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    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 interstitial lung disease (RB-ILD).

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  9. Acute inhalation injury - Wikipedia

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    Ten to 14 days after acute exposure to some agents (e.g. ammonia, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, mercury), some patients develop bronchiolitis obliterans progressing to ARDS. Bronchiolitis obliterans with organized pneumonia can ensue when granulation tissue accumulates in the terminal airways and alveolar ducts during the body's reparative ...