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bronchiolitis (brong″ke-o-liĀ“tis) inflammation of the bronchioles due to a viral infection; children are more often affected than adults. bronchiolitis exudativa
, exudative bronchiolitis
inflammation of the bronchioles with exudation of Curschmann spirals (coiled mucinous fibrils) and gray, tenacious sputum;
often associated with asthma. bronchiolitis fibrosa obliterans
, bronchiolitis obliterans
chronic bronchiolitis with ingrowth of connective tissue from the wall of the terminal bronchi and occlusion of their lumina;
it may be a complication of connective tissue disease or heart-lung transplant, and in children it may follow an acute attack
of bronchiolitis or pneumonia. bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia(BOOP)
an idiopathic disease combining organizing pneumonia with a condition resembling bronchiolitis fibrosa obliterans; terminal
bronchioles and alveoli become occluded with masses of inflammatory cells and fibrotic tissue. Called also cryptogenic organizing pneumonia. obliterative bronchiolitis
bronchiolitis fibrosa obliterans.
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