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La bronchite acuta è una infiammazione dei bronchi primari e secondari ed è una delle patologie relativamente più frequenti nella pratica clinica, anche se la sua definizione rimane, per certi aspetti, non sempre ben definita. La localizzazione del processo infiammatorio spesso coinvolge tratti respiratori limitrofi (faringe, laringe, trachea, bronchi, bronchioli) determinando un interessamento progressivo dell’albero bronchiale.
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Terzano, C., Petroianni, A. (2006). Bronchite acuta. In: Malattie dell’apparato respiratorio. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0467-2_16
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