title: Bronchiolitis.
abstract: Bronchiolitis is a disease of the small airways accompanied by progressive and often irreversible airflow obstruction. Bronchiolitis can have several causes such as infection, toxic exposure, collagen vascular disease, post lung and stem cell transplant, and idiopathic etiology. Symptoms of cough and sputum production are often mistaken for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma, leading to a delay in diagnosis. Unfortunately, many types of bronchiolitis do not improve with therapy. Bronchiolitis following lung and stem cell transplant are the most common types seen in adults, and provide important insights into its pathogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
authors.forename: Brian T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Garibaldi
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Illei
authors.forename: Sonye K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Danoff
mesh_terms: D001988:Bronchiolitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans