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Pages 557-559 (October 2006)
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Vol. 42. Issue 10.
Pages 557-559 (October 2006)
Case Report
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Airway-Centered Interstitial Fibrosis Associated With Exposure to Fumes From Cleaning Products
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Mario Serranoa,
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Correspondence: Dr. M. Serrano. Servei de Pneumologia. Hospital Clinic. Villarroel. 170. 08036 Barcelona. España
, Maria Molina-Molinaa, José Ramírezb, Marcelo Sánchezc, Antoni Xaubeta
a Servei de Pneumologia, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
b Servei de Anatomia Patològica, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
c Servei de Radiodiagnòstic, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
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Airway-centered interstitial fibrosis is a little known clinical entity that has only recently been described in the literature. Its pathology is characterized by bronchial fibrosis and localized interstitial pulmonary fibrosis around the airways. The disease has been associated with inhalation of a variety of substances, environmental or occupational, organic or inorganic. Clinical signs, radiographic manifestations, and lung function in patients with airway-centered interstitial fibrosis are similar to those of patients with idiopathic interstitial pneumonia.

We describe a case of airway-centered interstitial fibrosis related to exposure to fumes from cleaning products.

Key words:
Diffuse interstitial pulmonary disease
Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia
Airway-centered interstitial fibrosis

La fibrosis pulmonar intersticial centrada en las vias aéreas es una entidad clinicopatologica poco conocida y de reciente descripción, que se caracteriza anatomopatológicamente por fibrosis bronquiolar y fibrosis pulmonar intersticial localizada alrededor de las vias aéreas. Esta enfermedad se ha relacionado con la inhalación de diversos agentes tanto ambien-tales como ocupacionales, de origen orgánico o inorgánico. Las manifestaciones clinicas, radiológicas y funcionales res-piratorias son similares a las de las neumonias intersticiales idiopaticas.

Se describe un caso de fibrosis pulmonar intersticial centrada en las vias aéreas que fue secundaria a la inhalación de productos de limpieza.

Palabras clave:
Enfermedades pulmonares intersticiales difusas
Neumonias intenticiales idiopáticas
Fibrosis pulmonar intersticial centrada en las vias aéreas
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