title: Diffuse panbronchiolitis in an Australian aborigine.
abstract: Diffuse panbronchiolitis (DPB) is a chronic sino-bronchial disease. It has remained restricted to the Japanese and cases in the West are unusual. We present a patient of Australian aboriginal origin with DPB. The known efficacy of low-dose erythromycin in DPB is again described. Chronic respiratory disease is common in the Australian aboriginal population and DPB should be considered in the differential.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Sleep Medicine, Cairns Base Hospital Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Sleep Medicine, Cairns Base Hospital Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Graham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Simpson
keywords: Australian aborigine; bronchiolitis; erythromycin; macrolide