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'''Diffuse panbronchiolitis''', abbreviated '''DPB''', is a rare [[Medical lung diseases|lung disease]]. | |||
==General== | |||
*Rare lung disease predominantly found among asians.<ref name=pmid17012632 >{{Cite journal | last1 = Poletti | first1 = V. | last2 = Casoni | first2 = G. | last3 = Chilosi | first3 = M. | last4 = Zompatori | first4 = M. | title = Diffuse panbronchiolitis. | journal = Eur Respir J | volume = 28 | issue = 4 | pages = 862-71 | month = Oct | year = 2006 | doi = 10.1183/09031936.06.00131805 | PMID = 17012632 | http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/28/4/862.long }}</ref> | |||
*Has been likened to [[cystic fibrosis]] - but doesn't really share any features with it. | |||
==Gross== | |||
Features:<ref name=pmid17012632/> | |||
*[[Bronchiectasis]]. | |||
*Hyperinflation. | |||
*Small nodules (~2-3 mm) around the small airways. | |||
*Diffuse involvement of both lungs. | |||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features:<ref name=pmid17012632/> | |||
*Transmural inflammation of bronchioles - esp. respiratory bronchioles. | |||
**Lymphocytes, plasma cells, histiocytes. | |||
*Neutrophils within the airway. | |||
===Images=== | |||
*[http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/28/4/862/F1.expansion.html DPB (ersjournals.com)]. | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Medical lung diseases]]. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|1}} | |||
[[Category:Diagnosis]] | [[Category:Diagnosis]] | ||
[[Category:Medical lung diseases]] | |||
Latest revision as of 03:21, 18 April 2016
Diffuse panbronchiolitis, abbreviated DPB, is a rare lung disease.
General
- Rare lung disease predominantly found among asians.[1]
- Has been likened to cystic fibrosis - but doesn't really share any features with it.
Gross
Features:[1]
- Bronchiectasis.
- Hyperinflation.
- Small nodules (~2-3 mm) around the small airways.
- Diffuse involvement of both lungs.
Microscopic
Features:[1]
- Transmural inflammation of bronchioles - esp. respiratory bronchioles.
- Lymphocytes, plasma cells, histiocytes.
- Neutrophils within the airway.