Bronchitis

Last revised by Yuranga Weerakkody on 3 Feb 2021

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Di Muzio B, Bell D, et al. Bronchitis. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 23 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-31119

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-31119

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/31119

rID:

31119

Article created:

20 Sep 2014, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

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Last revised:

3 Feb 2021, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

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Revisions:

6 times, by 4 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest

Tags:

refs, cases

Synonyms:

Bronchial wall inflammation
Bronchial inflammation
Bronchitides

Bronchitis (plural bronchitides) refers to inflammation of large airways (i.e. bronchi).

Terminology

It is considered a generic term referring to inflammation of the bronchial wall, representing the common final response of the airways to various irritants ³.

Types

This may be acute or chronic and can be precipitated by a variety of conditions:

acute bronchitis
- short-term process (<3 months in length but typically lasting 2–10 days) with symptoms occasionally lingering for 2–3 weeks post-infection ⁶
chronic bronchitis
- productive cough most days for ≥3 months in 2 consecutive years in patients for whom other causes of chronic cough have been excluded⁶