Bronchiolitis obliterans

Introduction: Bronchiolitis obliterans

Description of Bronchiolitis obliterans

Bronchiolitis obliterans (medical condition): Disease of the lungs in which the bronchioles are plugged with granulation tissue.

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Bronchiolitis obliterans: SYN: bronchiolitis fibrosa obliterans.
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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.
Source: Diseases Database

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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Bronchiolitis obliterans: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Bronchiolitis obliterans:

• Bronchiolitis (15 causes)

Bronchiolitis obliterans as a Disease

Bronchiolitis obliterans (medical condition): See Bronchiolitis obliterans (disease information).
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Bronchiolitis obliterans: Related Diseases

Bronchiolitis obliterans: Bronchiolitis obliterans is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Lung conditions

More information on medical condition: Bronchiolitis obliterans:

• Information about Bronchiolitis obliterans
• Basic Summary for Bronchiolitis obliterans

Bronchiolitis obliterans: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Bronchiolitis obliterans:

• Steven-Johnson's syndrome
• collagen vascular disease
• pneumocytsis pneumonia
• bronchopulmonary dysplasia
• HIV
• cytomegalovirus
• respiratory synctival virus

Terms associated with Bronchiolitis obliterans:

Terms Similar to Bronchiolitis obliterans:

• Bronchiolitides, exudative
• Obliterative bronchiolitis
• Proliferative bronchiolitis

Source: Diseases Database

• Bronchiolitis, Exudative
• Bronchiolitis, Proliferative

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Bronchiolitis obliterans:

• Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Bronchiolitis obliterans

• Bronchiolitis
• Lung Diseases, Interstitial

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Bronchiolitis obliterans

The following list attempts to classify Bronchiolitis obliterans into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Respiratory Tract Diseases
  • Bronchial Diseases
    • Bronchitis
      • Bronchiolitis
        • Bronchiolitis Obliterans

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Respiratory Tract Diseases
  • Lung Diseases
    • Lung Diseases, Interstitial
      • Bronchiolitis Obliterans

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Respiratory Tract Diseases
  • Lung Diseases
    • Lung Diseases, Obstructive
      • Bronchitis
        • Bronchiolitis
          • Bronchiolitis Obliterans

External links related to: Bronchiolitis obliterans

• Interstitial Pneumonia
• eMedicine - Interstitial Lung Disease in Children : Article by James S Hagood, MD
• eMedicine - Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia : Article by Ali Nawaz Khan, MBBS, FRCP, FRCR
• Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia (BOOP) - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files

Source: Diseases Database

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