MedicineInternal MedicinePathologyPulmonologyAirway DiseasesAirway ObstructionChronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseDiffuse Lung DiseaseObstructive Lung DiseaseRespiratory DiseaseChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease PathophysiologyInterstitital Lung DiseaseLung Disease Progression
Diffuse panbronchiolitis (DPB) is a chronic progressive obstructive disease of the airways. Of unknown aetiology, it is responsive to macrolide therapy. Although not uncommon among the Japanese, it is rare in other parts of the world. We report a case of DPB in a Chinese patient in Singapore.
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Analysis of HLA Antigens in Patients with Diffuse Panbronchiolitis
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