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=What is Popcorn Lung?= | =What is Popcorn Lung?= | ||
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 | =What causes Popcorn Lung / 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 syndrome afflicts many lung and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients. | ||
Bronchiolitis obliterans can occur after chemical agent exposure, which has been an occupational hazard in agriculture and manufacturing. It has affected workers who make microwave popcorn, coffee, flavorings, etc. It has been found in employees of the textile and other industries. A viral infection can also cause bronchilitis 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. | |||
=If it has a scientific name, why is it called Popcorn Lung?= | =If it has a scientific name, why is it called Popcorn Lung?= | ||
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