Acute bronchitis
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Broader Terms
bronchus disorder, respiratory infection
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Related Terms
acute disease /disorder, parainfluenza virus type 2
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Scope Note
sudden inflammation of the tracheobronchial tree, which comprises the trachea, or windpipe, and the bronchi; typically associated with a viral upper respiratory tract infection, such as the common cold, and is usually mild; in patients with chronic lung or heart disease, acute bronchitis is more severe, and can become chronic and progress to pneumonia.
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Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)
- Acute bronchitis is a lower respiratory tract infection that causes reversible bronchial inflammation.
- INTRODUCTION — Acute bronchitis is one of the most common conditions that brings people to the doctor.
- Acute bronchitis is most often caused by one of a number of viruses that can infect the respiratory tract and attack the bronchial tubes.
- Acute bronchitis is usually a short illness that commonly develops from a severe cold or following other viral infections and is characterised by cough with green sputum and a soreness in the centre of the chest and perhaps fever and some (usually mild) shortness of breath.
- What is acute bronchitis?Acute bronchitis is the inflammation of mucous membranes of the bronchial tubes.
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