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 ==Diffuse panbronchiolitis==
 *Abbreviated ''DPB''.
-===General===
+{{Main|Diffuse panbronchiolitis}}
-*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)].
 ==Pulmonary amyloidosis==