Diffuse panbronchiolitis in a Hispanic man with travel history to Japan

Chest. 1995 Apr;107(4):1176-8. doi: 10.1378/chest.107.4.1176.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bronchiolitis* / ethnology
  • Bronchiolitis* / pathology
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Humans
  • Japan
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Travel*