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    Respiratory bronchiolitis interstitial lung disease

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    Respiratory bronchiolitis interstitial lung disease
    Other namesRB-ILD
    SpecialtyPulmonology

    Respiratory bronchiolitis interstitial lung disease refers to a form of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia associated with smoking.[1]

    It is a histological finding, not a pathological description. When associated with disease, it is known as "Respiratory bronchiolitis-associated interstitial lung disease" or "RB-ILD".[2] Also, this disease is predominately found in the upper lobe with centrilobar ground glass nodules. Importantly, no fiborisis is involved, just bronchial wall thickening. Treatment is to stop smoking.

    The appearance is similar to desquamative interstitial pneumonia, and some have suggested that the two conditions are caused by the same processes.[3]

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    1. ↑ "Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias: Interstitial Lung Diseases: Merck Manual Professional". http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec05/ch055/ch055b.html#sec05-ch055-ch055b-806. Retrieved 2008-12-09. 
    2. ↑ Cotran, Ramzi S.; Kumar, Vinay; Fausto, Nelson; Nelso Fausto; Robbins, Stanley L.; Abbas, Abul K. (2005). Robbins and Cotran pathologic basis of disease. St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier Saunders. pp. 741. ISBN 0-7216-0187-1. 
    3. ↑ "Respiratory bronchiolitis, respiratory bronchiolitis-associated interstitial lung disease, and desquamative interstitial pneumonia: different entities or part of the spectrum of the same disease process?". AJR Am J Roentgenol 173 (6): 1617–22. December 1999. doi:10.2214/ajr.173.6.10584810. PMID 10584810. http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=10584810. 
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