Conditions associated with inflammation in the respiratory bronchioles

Cigarette smokers

Hypersensitivity reactions

Inhalation of mineral dusts (asbestos, silica, iron oxide, aluminum oxide, talc, mica, coal)

Viral infection

Connective tissue disease, especially rheumatoid arthritis

Drug reaction

Chronic rejection in heart-lung and bone marrow transplant recipients

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