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Follicular Bronchiolitis: A Rare Cause of Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome After Lung Transplantation: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Vos R.,
Vanaudenaerde B. M.,
De Vleeschauwer S. I.,
Van Raemdonck D. E.,
Dupont L. J.,
Verbeken E. K.,
De Wever W.,
Verleden G. M.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02518.x
Subject(s) - bronchiolitis obliterans , medicine , lung transplantation , bronchiolitis , lung , transplantation , pathology , respiratory system
This case report is the first confirmed case of follicular bronchiolitis (FB), a rare bronchiolar disorder characterized by peribronchiolar lymphoid follicles, in a series of over 400 lung transplantations performed in our center. It is to our knowledge, the first publication describing FB after lung transplantation (LTx), presenting as chronic allograft dysfunction or bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS).