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Follicular Bronchitis/Bronchiolitis

MedGen UID:
234269
Concept ID:
C1333627
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Follicular Hyperplasia of BALT; Pulmonary Lymphoid Hyperplasia

Definition

A non-neoplastic disorder characterized by the formation of reactive lymphoid follicles adjacent to distal bronchi and bronchioles. It presents with mild shortness of breath and is associated with immunodeficiency syndromes and collagen vascular disorders. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFollicular Bronchitis/Bronchiolitis

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Yousem SA, Colby TV, Carrington CB
Hum Pathol 1985 Jul;16(7):700-6. doi: 10.1016/s0046-8177(85)80155-6. PMID: 4007845

Diagnosis

Fishback N, Koss M
Curr Opin Pulm Med 1996 Sep;2(5):429-33. PMID: 9363179
Nicholson AG, Wotherspoon AC, Diss TC, Hansell DM, Du Bois R, Sheppard MN, Isaacson PG, Corrin B
Histopathology 1995 May;26(5):405-12. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.1995.tb00247.x. PMID: 7544761
Yousem SA, Colby TV, Carrington CB
Hum Pathol 1985 Jul;16(7):700-6. doi: 10.1016/s0046-8177(85)80155-6. PMID: 4007845

Prognosis

Yousem SA, Colby TV, Carrington CB
Hum Pathol 1985 Jul;16(7):700-6. doi: 10.1016/s0046-8177(85)80155-6. PMID: 4007845

Clinical prediction guides

Tashiro K, Ohshima K, Suzumiya J, Yoneda S, Yahiro M, Sugihara M, Shirakusa T, Kikuchi M
Leuk Lymphoma 1999 Dec;36(1-2):157-67. doi: 10.3109/10428199909145960. PMID: 10613461

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