Diffuse panbronchiolitis in a Hispanic man with travel history to Japan.

Homer, R J; Khoo, L; Smith, G J · Chest · 1995

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Diffuse panbronchiolitis is a chronic airflow disorder of obscure origin, which has been reported infrequently outside of Japan and never with any long-term follow-up. We report such a case in a Hispanic man. Furthermore, this patient had an extensive travel history to the Far East, including Japan. This case raises the possibility of a poorly transmissible infectious agent responsible for the disease.

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