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Granulomatous bronchiolitis

Last revised by Daniel J Bell on 15 Jun 2020

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Bell D, Granulomatous bronchiolitis. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-26774

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-26774

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/26774

rID:

26774

Article created:

7 Jan 2014, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

15 Jun 2020, Daniel J Bell ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Daniel J Bell had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

2 times, by 2 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest

Synonyms:

Granulomatous bronchiolitides

Granulomatous bronchiolitis is a pathological type of bronchiolitis (not an imaging classification) characterized by an underling granulomatous reaction involving the small airways (bronchioles).

Pathology

It is grouped as form of cellular bronchiolitis ¹

Etiology

It may be associated with a number of causes which include

pulmonary tuberculosis ¹
pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection ¹
pulmonary sarcoidosis ¹
hypersensitivity pneumonitis ¹
pulmonary manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease ²
- pulmonary manifestations of Crohn disease ^2,4,5
- pulmonary manifestations of ulcerative colitis
certain aspiration situations ³
- psyllium aspiration
as a non-infectious complication of common variable immune deficiency (CVID)
- granulomatous-lymphocytic interstitial lung disease ¹

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