Tag Roberto J. Barrios

Diseases of Small Airways

Introduction Bronchiolitis is a general term used to describe inflammatory lung diseases primarily affecting the small conducting airways and often (but not always) sparing the more distal lung parenchyma. It may occur in isolation, but sometimes it may be a…

Other Interstitial Lung Diseases

Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis—Fact Sheet Definition ▪ Diffuse interstitial granulomatous pneumonitis, caused by exposure to inhaled organic antigens or other particles of small size in susceptible individuals ▪ Large number of syndromes associated with specific triggering agents; major categories of…