Open AccessDiffuse panbronchiolitis in a Samoan man
Author(s) -
Gibson Justine,
King Harrison,
Singh Mahendra,
Tran Khoa
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
respirology case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2051-3380
DOI - 10.1002/rcr2.217
Subject(s) - diffuse panbronchiolitis , samoan , medicine , dermatology , disease , population , erythromycin , spondyloarthropathy , pathology , antibiotics , linguistics , philosophy , environmental health , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Diffuse panbronchiolitis ( DPB ) is an idiopathic inflammatory disease which is predominantly recognised in the Japanese population with only isolated case reports in Western populations. This is the first reported case of DPB in a Samoan man with typical radiological and histopathological features. He had an excellent response to long‐term erythromycin and this case highlights the importance of recognising this rare disease.