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Respiratory bronchiolitis-associated ILD

呼吸内科

Common symptoms

疲劳、胸痛、呼吸衰竭、小支气管粘膜水肿、捻发音、咯血、呼气困难、粘液腺体肥大、肺纤维化

The pathology of disease

Respiratory bronchiolitis-associated interstitial lung disease (RB-ILD) is smoking-related ILD; chronic cough; centrilobular nodules; upper-lobe predominant; smoking cessation.

Symptoms

Chronic cough; dyspnea; crackles; smoker; CT centrilobular nodules upper lobes; young/middle-aged smoker

Causes

Tobacco smoking; bronchiolar pigmented macrophages; ILD.

Treatment

Smoking cessation (most important); steroids if progressive; pulmonary rehab

Dept

Pulmonology / rheumatology.

Warm reminder: Health education reference only; seek care at regular hospital.

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