Follicular bronchiolitis (FB) also known as hyperplasia of the bronchial associated lymphoid
tissue (BALT), or bronchiolar nodular lymphoid hyperplasia, is an entity characterized by the …

A 44-year-old Japanese man consulted to our hospital because of cough and sputum. Chest-
XP and CT revealed diffuse reticular opacities in both lungs. A transbronchial lung biopsy …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the thin-section computed tomographic (CT) findings of follicular
bronchiolitis and compare them with the histologic findings. MATERIALS AND METHODS …

Follicular bronchiolitis is a rare disorder, though it has been recognized as a pulmonary
involvement of rheumatoid arthritis in recent years. A 57-year-old woman with rheumatoid …

The purpose of this study was to review our experience with patients who had a definitive
diagnosis of follicular bronchiolitis (FB), and to describe in detail the clinical and …

Discussion Normally, bronchial lymphocytes are few in number. BALT tissue is concentrated
at the bifurcations of bronchi and near distal respi-ratory bronchioles, but well-developed …

Pulmonary lymphoid lesions encompass a spectrum of inflammatory and reactive lesions
that are often diYcult to diagnose since they are diYcult to diVerentiate from other reactive …

Lymphoproliferative disorders are rarely observed as primary lesions in the lung,
representing only 0.3% of all primary pulmonary malignancies,, 1% of all the cases of non …

BACKGROUND: Follicular bronchiolitis is a histopathologic finding that occurs in diverse
clinical contexts. The current study was conducted to characterize clinico-radiologic features …

Lymphoid tissue is a normal component of the lung and manifests as intrapulmonary lymph
nodes, bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue (BALT), peripheral lymphocytic aggregates …