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Bronchiolitis obliterans — Not to be confused with Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia. Bronchiolitis obliterans Classification and external resources ICD 9 491.8 DiseasesDB … Wikipedia
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… … Medical dictionary
bronchiolitis obliterans — bronchiolitis ob·lit·er·ans ə blit ə .ranz n a pathological process producing obstruction of the bronchioles due to inflammation and fibrosis and occurring as a complication of various lung conditions (as some forms of pneumonia) or physiological … Medical dictionary
Bronchiolitis — Inflammation of the bronchioles, part of the respiratory tree. The bronchioles are part of the airways that extend beyond the bronchi and terminate in the alveoli where oxygen exchange occurs. Bronchiolitis is most commonly due to viral… … Medical dictionary
constrictive bronchiolitis — bronchiolitis fibrosa obliterans in which the fibrous tissue is between the muscularis mucosa layer and the epithelium … Medical dictionary
obliterative bronchiolitis — b. fibrosa obliterans … Medical dictionary
БРОНХИТ — БРОНХИТ, bronchitis (от bronchos бронх), воспалительные процессы слизистой оболочки бронхов; с клин, точки зрения под этим термином часто подразумевают воспаление всего дыхательного дерева, между голосовой щелью и легочными альвеолами. Различают… … Большая медицинская энциклопедия
silo filler's lung — a rare type of acute bronchiolitis fibrosa obliterans affecting individuals who inhale high levels of nitrogen oxides, particularly nitrogen dioxide, while working in recently filled silos; death may occur from 1. pulmonary edema. Called also… … Medical dictionary
