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Bronchitis or pneumonitis due to chemicals, gases, fumes or vapours

Definition

This is an inflammation of the mucous membranes of the bronchi (the larger and medium-sized airways that carry airflow from the trachea into the more distal parts of the lung parenchyma) and inflammation of lung tissue, due to chemicals, gases, fumes and vapours.

Also indexed as

Acute bronchitis due to chemical fumesAcute chemical bronchitisBronchitis due to fumes or vapoursBronchitis or pneumonitis due to chemicals, gases, fumes or vapoursPneumonia due to fumes or vapourschemical bronchitis

Nearby in Respiratory conditions due to inhalation of chemicals, gases, fumes or vapours