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Bronchiolitis Obliterans is a condition often associated with popcorn lung, but is descriptive of many serious conditions. It is one of the obstructive lung diseases. Bronchiolitis obliterans has many possible causes, including: collagen vascular disease, transplant rejection viral infections (RSV, adenovirus, PCP, HIV, CMV), drug reaction, aspiration and complications of prematurity (bronchopulmonary dysplasia), and exposure to toxic fumes, including: diacetyl, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, ammonia, chlorine, thionyl chloride, methyl isocyanate, hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen bromide, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen sulfide, phosgene, polyamide-amine dyes, and ozone. Additionally, the disorder may be idiopathic (without known cause). ...read more from Wikipedia. All conditions relating to Bronchiolitis Obliterans should be taken seriously, and medical help sought immediately.

Fast Facts:

• --Many of the conditions associated with bronchiolitis obliterans are serious, and potentially life threatening.
• -- Signs are dry cough, shortness of breath, and wheezing.
• -- Should not be confused with bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia

5 Great Resources on Bronchiolitis Obliterans

• Haz-Map Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents: Bronchiolitis Obliterans
• National Jewish Medical Research Center: About Bronchiolitis Obliterans
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Diacetyl (Butter Flavor Chemical) Use in Flavoring Manufacturing Companies
• WebMD: Chemical Clue to 'Popcorn Workers Lung' Excessive Exposure to the Butter-Flavoring Chemical Diacetyl May Harm Flavor Makers' Lungs
• Drug InfoNet: Swyer-James Syndrome & Bronchiolitis Obliterans

Latest Headlines on Bronchiolitis Obliterans

• More Bronchiolitis Obliterans News from Topix

What is Bronchiolitis Obliterans?

• Virtual Medical Center.Com: Obliterative Bronchiolitis (OB)
• WrongDiagnosis: Bronchiolitis Obliterans With Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA): What is Bronchiolitis Obliterans

What Are The Symptoms of Bronchiolitis Obliterans?

• Wikipedia: Symptoms of Bronchiolitis Obliterans
• Mayo Clinic: Interstitial Lung Disease Signs and Symptoms
• Family Practice Notebook: Bronchiolitis Obliterans Symptoms

What Are The Causes and Complications of Bronchiolitis Obliterans?

• Merck Manuals: Occupational Asthma Etiology
• Medscape Today (via WebMD): Constrictive Bronchiolitis Obliterans | Lung-Transplant Bronchiolitis Obliterans

What Are The Treatments and Medications for Bronchiolitis Obliterans?

• Family Practice Notebook: Medication
• Medscape (via WebMD): Constrictive Bronchiolitis Obliterans Management and Treatment

What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Bronchiolitis Obliterans?

• A.D.A.M. (via HealthandAge): Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

What Are The Types, Stages and Survival Rates of Bronchiolitis Obliterans?

• NewsRX: Bronchiolitis Obliterans Can Limit Survival After Lung Transplantation (Sept. 9, 2004)
• American Thoracic Society: Respiratory Viral Infections Offer Distinct Risk for Lung Transplant Patients (July 2004)
• Medscape (via WebMD): Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD), Expert Commentary

How Do You Prevent Bronchiolitis Obliterans?

• IFIC: Questions and Answers About Diacetyl (May 2008)
• Mayo Clinic (via Revolution health): Bronchiolitis Prevention (Oct. 6, 2006)

Wisdom, Blogs, and Message Boards on Bronchiolitis Obliterans

• Bilibuzz: Margarine Lung
• The Pump Handle: Diacetyl Still Around, Still a Problem
• YouTube: OSHA Hearing: Eric Peoples' Testimony

Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Bronchiolitis Obliterans

• PubMedCentral: Scientific and Medical Articles on Bronchiolitis Obliterans
• JAMA: Scientific and Medical Articles on Bronchiolitis Obliterans
• Google Scholar: Scientific and Medical Articles on Bronchiolitis Obliterans

Clinical Trials on Bronchiolitis Obliterans

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Clinical Trials for Bronchiolitis Obliterans

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