nitrogen-dioxide and Bronchiolitis-Obliterans

An irreversible loss in lung function limits the long-term success in lung transplantation. We evaluated the role of chronic exposure to ambient air pollution on lung function levels in lung transplant recipients (LTRs).The lung function of 520 LTRs from the Cohort in Lung Transplantation (COLT) study was measured every 6 months. The levels of air pollutants (nitrogen dioxide (NO

Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Air Pollution; Allografts; Bronchiolitis Obliterans; Chronic Disease; Environmental Exposure; Female; Forced Expiratory Volume; France; Humans; Linear Models; Longitudinal Studies; Lung; Lung Transplantation; Male; Middle Aged; Nitrogen Dioxide; Ozone; Particulate Matter; Primary Graft Dysfunction; Spirometry; Vital Capacity; Young Adult

Topics: Air Pollution, Indoor; Bronchiolitis Obliterans; Humans; Nitrogen Dioxide; Smoke; Wood

Many people heat their homes with wood-burning stoves. However, toxic fire effluent can escape from old or improperly operated stoves. The authors describe a case in which bronchiolitis obliterans developed in a man within hours after he burned synthetic construction materials in his wood-burning stove. Certain factors, such as careless or improper use of the stove, the size of the room, the lack of open-air ventilation and the composition of the materials burned, strongly point to inhalation of the fire effluent as the cause.

Topics: Adult; Air Pollution, Indoor; Bronchiolitis Obliterans; Construction Materials; Humans; Male; Nitrogen Dioxide; Smoke; Wood

A case of bronchiolitis obliterans after prior inhalation of NO2 is described. The diagnosis was confirmed histologically following diagnostic thoracotomy and biopsy by means of pulmonary wedge resection. The clinical course of the case was compatible with the typical phases described in the literature, and the condition underwent complete remission following treatment with corticoids.

Topics: Air Pollutants, Occupational; Biopsy; Bronchiolitis Obliterans; Humans; Lung; Male; Middle Aged; Nitrogen Dioxide; Occupational Diseases

Topics: Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Bronchiolitis Obliterans; Death, Sudden; Humans; Lung Diseases; Male; Nitrogen Dioxide; Pulmonary Edema; Silo Filler's Disease