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The technical term for this illness is Bronchiolitis obliterans. It can be referred to as obliterative bronchiolitis or bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome. It has also been called “[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396423003250 Silo-fillers Lung]” due to people becoming ill after breathing the gasses from sillage. | The technical term for this illness is Bronchiolitis obliterans. It can be referred to as obliterative bronchiolitis or bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome. It has also been called “[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396423003250 Silo-fillers Lung]” due to people becoming ill after breathing the gasses from sillage. | ||
Bronchiolitis obliterans is a rare lung condition that affects the small airways. Most patients with Bronchiolitis obliterans are treated with medications and therapy by a multidisciplinary team. Those [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441865/ patients] will experience a poor quality of life, and the majority of them will die prematurely from respiratory failure. | Bronchiolitis obliterans is a rare lung condition that affects the small airways, blocking air movement by causing constriction and scarring. | ||
Most patients with Bronchiolitis obliterans are treated with medications and therapy by a multidisciplinary team. Those [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441865/ patients] will experience a poor quality of life, and the majority of them will die prematurely from respiratory failure. | |||
=What causes Popcorn Lung / Bronchiolitis Obliterans?= | =What causes Popcorn Lung / Bronchiolitis Obliterans?= | ||
Bronchiolitis obliterans | Bronchiolitis obliterans is rare. It was first [https://www.ajronline.org/doi/epdf/10.2214/ajr.117.4.816 mentioned] in 1835, and it was not until 1901 that it was mentioned again in medical writings. At that time, inhalation of toxic fumes or foreign bodies and respiratory infections were attributed to causing Bronchiolitis obliterans. | ||
Bronchiolitis obliterans | Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome afflicts about 50% of [https://www.atsjournals.org/doi/full/10.1164/rccm.200201-003PP lung transplant patients] within [https://www.jhltonline.org/article/S1053-2498(16)30300-X/fulltext five years] and 2% - 3% of [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1083879109005199 hematopoietic stem cell] transplantation patients. Some patients with autoimmune diseases are prone to it, too. | ||
Bronchiolitis obliterans | Bronchiolitis obliterans can occur after chemical agent exposure, which has been an occupational hazard in agriculture and manufacturing. It has affected workers who make [https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa020300 microwave popcorn], coffee, flavorings, etc. It has been found in employees of the textile and other industries. A viral infection can also cause bronchiolitis obliterans. | ||
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=If it has a scientific name, why is it called Popcorn Lung?= | =If it has a scientific name, why is it called Popcorn Lung?= | ||
From the [https://www.cdc.gov/os/wewerethere/diacetyl/index.html Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]: "In 2000, a physician reported that eight former microwave-popcorn factory workers had developed a rare and disabling lung disease, bronchiolitis obliterans. Four of the eight workers were ill and put on lung transplant waiting lists. After investigating numerous possible sources, researchers ultimately determined the cause of lung damage: a vapor from butter flavoring added to the popcorn." | |||
Diacetyl is the [https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/flavorings/default.html chemical] that gave the microwave popcorn its buttery flavor. | |||
=Is Popcorn Lung the same thing as EVALI?= | =Is Popcorn Lung the same thing as EVALI?= | ||
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