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Diffuse Panbronchiolitis and Related Diseases

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Nuclear Imaging of the Chest

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Diffuse panbronchiolitis (DPB) is a disease entity first proposed by Yamanaka et al. [1] and Honma et al. [2]. Chronic inflammation of the respiratory bronchioles is the major lesion associated with this disease [1–3]. The disease is peculiar to Japanese, and involvement of genetic or constitutional factors in its onset has been suggested [4]. DPB shows diverse pathophysiological features, such as exertional dyspnea with stridor, repeated infection of the lower airways, and marked obstructive disturbances of ventilation. A differential diagnosis of DPB is essential because the symptoms and pathophysiological features of DPB largely overlap with those of bronchial asthma, chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, and chronic pulmonary emphysema.

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Imai, T., Narita, N. (1998). Diffuse Panbronchiolitis and Related Diseases. In: Nuclear Imaging of the Chest. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-80387-1_6

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