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Review
. 2024 Sep;59(9):2338-2348.
doi: 10.1002/ppul.26570. Epub 2023 Jun 28.

Update in postinfectious bronchiolitis obliterans

Alejandro Teper  1 , Alejandro J Colom  1 , Ralf Schubert  2 , Pera-Silvija Jerkic  2
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Review

Update in postinfectious bronchiolitis obliterans

Alejandro Teper et al. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2024 Sep.

Abstract

Postinfectious bronchiolitis obliterans (PiBO) is a rare and severe form of chronic obstructive lung disease caused by an infectious injury to the lower respiratory tract. The most commonly recognized inciting stimuli leading to PiBO are airway pathogens, such as adenovirus and Mycoplasma. PiBO is characterized by persistent and nonreversible airway obstruction, with functional and radiological evidence of small airway involvement. The literature has limited information on the aetiology, clinical profile, treatment, and outcome of PiBO.

Keywords: adenovirus; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; respiratory failure.

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