Discussion
Diagnosis With Brief Discussion
- Diagnosis
- Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome due to chronic graft versus host disease
- Radiologic Findings
- Fig 1-2. CT scan reveals multiple peribronchial tiny nodules, bronchial wall thickening and minimal bronchiectasis in both lungs. Fig 3. worsening of bronchial dilatation and bronchial wall thickening after 3 months.
- Brief Review
- Bronchiolitis obliterans, or obliterative bronchiolitis, is the most common and most relevant late noninfectious pulmonary complication after HSCT. Its reported incidence varies from 2% to 48%, likely because of a lack of uniform classification. Most cases manifest within 6
- Please refer to
Case 289, Case 617, Case 709, -
- References
- 1. Pena E, Souza CA, Escuissato DL, et al. Noninfectious pulmonary complications after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: practical approach to imaging diagnosis. Radiographics 2014; 34: 663
- Keywords
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lung, airway, graft versus host disease, bronchiolitis obliterans,