A Case of Passive Smoking Induced Respiratory Bronchiolitis Associated Interstitial Lung Disease.

Lee, Kyoung Ju; Kim, Jung Ha; Ha, Eun Sil; Jung, Jin Yong; Lee, Seung Hyeun; Kim, Se Joong; Lee, Eun Joo; Hur, Gyu Young; Jung, Hye Cheol; Lee, Sung Yong; Kim, Hyn Koo; Lee, Sang Yeub; Kim, Je Hyeong; Shin, Chol; Shim, Jae Jeong; In, Kwang Ho; Kang, Kyung Ho; Yoo, Se Hwa

doi:2005.59.5.541

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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2005;59(5):541-545.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2005.59.5.541 Published online November 1, 2005.

A Case of Passive Smoking Induced Respiratory Bronchiolitis Associated Interstitial Lung Disease.

Kyoung Ju Lee, Jung Ha Kim, Eun Sil Ha, Jin Yong Jung, Seung Hyeun Lee, Se Joong Kim, Eun Joo Lee, Gyu Young Hur, Hye Cheol Jung, Sung Yong Lee, Hyn Koo Kim, Sang Yeub Lee, Je Hyeong Kim, Chol Shin, Jae Jeong Shim, Kwang Ho In, Kyung Ho Kang, Se Hwa Yoo

¹Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea. kkhchest@korea.ac.kr
²Department of Chest Surgery, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Respiratory bronchiolitis associated interstitial lung disease is a rare condition among current or ex-smokers, which has features consistent with interstitial lung disease. The presentations are non-specific, but symptoms generally include a cough and dyspnea on exertion, and its pathology is characterized by the accumulation of pigmented macrophages within the respiratory bronchioles and adjacent air spaces, and is associated with mild thickening of the peribronchiolar interstitium. Recently, the case of a 54-year-old woman passive smoker, diagnosed as having respiratory bronchiolitis associated interstitial lung disease, was experienced at our institution.

Key Words: Respiratory bronchiolitis, Interstitial lung disease, Passive smoking