Introduction: Data on imaging findings in pulmonary complications of chemical agents is scarce. The current study aimed to evaluate radiological findings of late onset pulmonary complications in chemical warfare victims (CWV) and to guide pulmonologists in diagnosis of these subjects.   Materials and Methods: Ninety- three male CWV were enrolled in this prospective study, 20-25 years (mean=23...

A lthough lung transplantation is now accepted as an established therapy for selected patients with end-stage lung disease, long-term survival after lung transplantation remains limited by the development of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) in .50% of recipients [1]. BOS is the clinical manifestation of an inflammatory bronchiolitis associated with fibrotic remodelling of the small and m...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the incidence and prevalence of thromboangiitis obliterans in Taiwan in the period spanning from 2002 to 2011. METHODS We identified all incident and prevalent cases with a diagnosis of thromboangiitis obliterans (International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision code 443.1) in the period spanning from 2002 to 2011 using Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research...

Extraintestinal respiratory manifestations in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are rare. We present a case of bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP) in a patient with Crohn s disease, with clinical remission with no drug therapy.

In this volume of The Journal, Carpenter et al describe a case series 68 patients with Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS), reporting that 9% develop bronchiolitis obliterans. This is potentially an important observation, as it serves to underscore the need have sufficient diagnostic suspicion screen for obliterans in at-risk patients. At same time, questions remain. first question centers on defini...

We describe the natural history of cryptogenic bronchiolitis obliterans in a patient followed for 24 yrs with serial pulmonary function tests and radiology. Severe, progressive airway obstruction developed, with overinflation but preservation of KCO. There was progressive hypoxaemia, which worsened on exertion; hypercapnoea was modest until late in the illness. Neither bronchodilators nor stero...

Airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) is a characteristic feature of asthma, but is also frequently demonstrated by children and adults with chronic obstructive lung diseases. AHR is usually measured by bronchial challenges using direct or indirect stimuli. The aim of this study was to compare these two types of bronchial challenge in children with post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans (BO). Meth...

AIMS Long-term prescription of N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) may be effective in diseases caused by active radicals of oxygen species. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of 2- and 4-month administration of NAC (1800 mg daily) on mustard induced bronchiolitis obliterans. METHODS AND MATERIALS In a double blind clinical trial, 144 patients with bronchiolitis obliterans due to sulfur mu...

OBJECTIVE To review publications about the main features of post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans and its history, etiology, epidemiology, risk factors, pathogenesis, histological findings, clinical presentation, complementary tests, diagnostic criteria, differential diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. SOURCES Non-systematic review of MEDLINE and LILACS databases and selection of 66 most r...