Bronchiolitis, primarily caused by RSV, is a serious respiratory condition in infants that can lead to severe mucus build-up and breathing difficulties. Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD explains how ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes symptoms like sneezing and coughing. In children, especially those under 2 years old, RSV can also cause bronchiolitis, which is inflammation of the small ...

Bronchiolitis and bronchitis are both infections of the lungs. The names may sound similar, but they are two distinct conditions. Bronchitis can affect people of all ages, though it’s most common in ...

This review describes the current understanding of bronchiolitis, including the increasing number of viruses that are known to cause it, the current understanding of its pathogenesis, the importance ...

Bronchiolitis is a lung infection that mostly occurs in infants in the autumn and winter months, although adults may also develop it. This infection, which affects the lower airways, can be severe and ...

Although they are different conditions, there are similarities between bronchiolitis and bronchitis. Both conditions cause inflammation, for example, but they affect different areas of the lung. The ...

"Popcorn lung" is the nickname for bronchiolitis obliterans. That's a condition that damages your lungs' smallest airways and makes you cough and feel short of breath. It's sometimes caused by ...

Constrictive bronchiolitis obliterans is an important respiratory illness because of its underlying irreversible fibrotic process, and is defined as concentric fibrosis in the bronchiolar submucosal ...

There are several causes and clinical settings associated with the CB obliterans lesion ( Box 1). Idiopathic obliterative bronchiolitis disorder is rare and has been described in only a few case ...