Since its recognition as a clinical entity in the 1940s, our knowledge of bronchiolitis has
grown with respect to the breadth of disease, epidemiology, treatment, and long-term effects …

In the early part of this century, bronchiolitis was recognized as part of the pathologic
findings in patients with measles, influenza, and pertussis, but was not considered a specific …

Between June 1988 and February 1993, combined heart-lung transplantation was
performed in 30 children and adolescents aged 3.6 to 18.6 years (mean, 12.2 years) at The …

A variety of viruses, such as the influenza viruses A and B, the human respiratory syncytial
virus, the parainfluenza viruses, and the adenoviruses, cause seasonal respiratory tract …

We performed a prospective observational study to define the clinical course and the
prognostic factors of 31 patients with postinfectious bronchiolitis obliterans. All patients …

Early attempts at lung transplantation were unsuccessful because of inadequate
immunesystem-suppressive drug regimens. That situation abruptly changed in the early …

Bronchiolitis is a lower respiratory tract illness of viral cause. A clinical description of this
disease process first was published in 1901 in Holt's textbook under the heading of” acute …

Bronchiolitis is a disease of the small airways accompanied by progressive and often
irreversible airflow obstruction. Bronchiolitis can have several causes such as infection, toxic …

Bronchiolitis, a disease primarily of the first 2 years of life charac terized by signs and
symptoms of obstructive airway disease, is caused most commonly by viruses. 1 …

From July 1990 to April 1993, 36 lung transplantations in 33 patients were performed in our
pediatric transplant program (0.25 to 23 years, mean age 10.3 years). Eight children had …