Bronchitis is the result of an infection in the inner walls of the bronchi or airways in the lungs. This infection leads to inflammation, irritation and scarring of the inner mucosal membranes of the ...

Every winter, doctors' offices and hospital emergency rooms fill with children who have bronchiolitis, an inflammation of the small airways in the lung. It's responsible for about 130,000 admissions ...

CXCL12 and CXCL13 are potential biomarkers for RSV bronchiolitis severity and recurrence risk, with elevated levels ...

Bronchiolitis is defined as an acute inflammation of bronchioles in the lower respiratory tract that results in airway obstruction with accompanying progressive dyspnea and poor feeding. This ...

March 14, 2012 (Orlando, Florida) — Nearly half of asthmatic children had bronchiolitis during their first year, after their first exposure to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) season, suggesting this ...

A nomogram that could assist physicians in predicting severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)–associated bronchiolitis early on was established and validated in a recent study. A novel nomogram may ...

Winter is prime time for the coughing, phlegm, fatigue, and general unpleasantness of acute bronchitis. Viruses are by far the most common cause of the illness, which typically goes away in a week or ...