Small Airway Disease Flashcards
1
Q
Bronchiolitis
A
An inflammatory response to injury of small airways
2
Q
Definition of a small airway
A
Internal diameter of less than 2 mm and NOT cartilaginous
3
Q
Most common cause of small airway disease
A
Aspiration
4
Q
Two types of fibrotic small airway disease?
A
Constrictive and intraluminal
5
Q
Constrictive bronchiolitis
A
Subepithelial collagen deposition with airway narrowing and constriction.
6
Q
What is constrictive bronchiolitis most commonly due to?
A
Chronic transplant rejection.
7
Q
Intraluminal Bronchiolitis
A
Organization of luminal inflammatory exudates. Polypoid -plugs of fibroblastic tissue.
