Diffuse panbronchiolitis in a Hispanic man with travel history to Japan.
Diffuse panbronchiolitis is a chronic airflow disorder of obscure origin, which has been reported infrequently outside of Japan and never with any long-term follow-up. We report such a case in a Hispanic man. Furthermore, this patient had an extensive travel history to the Far East, including Japan. This case raises the possibility of a poorly transmissible infectious agent responsible for the disease.
Homer
R J
RJ
Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn., USA.
Khoo
L
L
Smith
G J
GJ
D001988:Bronchiolitis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000473:pathology; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014195:Travel