Respiratory bronchiolitis - interstitial lung disease

Definition

Respiratory bronchiolitis - interstitial lung disease is a mild inflammatory pulmonary disorder developed by cigarette smokers and characterised by shortness of breath and cough, pulmonary function abnormalities of mixed restrictive and obstructive lung disease and high resolution CT scanning showing centrilobular micronodules, ground glass opacities and peribronchiolar thickening.

Also indexed as

Nearby in Idiopathic interstitial pneumonitis

• CB03.0Acute interstitial pneumonitis
• CB03.1Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema syndrome
• CB03.2Cryptogenic organizing pneumonitis
• CB03.3Desquamative interstitial pneumonitis
• CB03.4Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
• CB03.5Lymphoid interstitial pneumonia
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified