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bronchiolitis obliterans

Definition:

inflammatory obstruction of the lung's bronchioles that become damaged and inflamed by chemical particles or respiratory infections, particularly after organ transplants, leading to extensive scarring that blocks the airways

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Context:

Practical applications of this system can be illustrated through the ‘popcorn disease’ example. In 2003, a HHE was carried out following reports of several cases of serious respiratory problems among employees in a popcorn factory. The rare lung disease (bronchiolitis obliterans) seemed to originate from exposure to a volatile flavouring: diacetyl (butter flavouring).

Term reference

European Agency for Safety and Health at Work — EU-OSHA "Methodologies to identify work-related diseases: Review of sentinel and alert approaches ", https://osha.europa.eu/en/tools-and-publications/publications/methodologies-identify-work-related-diseases-review-sentinel-and

Translations

  • Български: облитериращ бронхиолит
  • Čeština: bronchiolitis obliterans
  • Dansk: bronchiolitis obliterans
  • Deutsch: Bronchiolitis obliterans
  • Ελληνικά: αποφρακτική βρογχιολίτιδα
  • English: bronchiolitis obliterans
  • Español: bronquiolitis obliterante
  • Eesti: oblitereeriv bronhioliit
  • Suomi: tukkeava bronkioliitti
  • Français: bronchiolite oblitérante
  • Hrvatski: obliterantni bronhiolitis
  • Magyar: bronchiolitis obliterans
  • Íslenska: lokandi berkjungabólga
  • Italiano: bronchioliote obliterante
  • Lietuvių: obliteruojantis bronchiolitas
  • Latviešu: bronchiolitis obliterans
  • Malti: bronkjolite obliteranti
  • Nederlands: bronchiolitis obliterans
  • Norsk: obliterativ bronkiolitt
  • Polski: zarostowe zapalenie oskrzelików
  • Português: bronquiolite obliterante
  • Română: bronșiolită obliterantă
  • Slovenčina: bronchiolitída obliterans
  • Slovenščina: obliterirajoči bronhiolitis
  • Svenska: obliterativ bronkiolit