respiratory bronchiolitis-interstitial lung disease syndrome
Findings
No curated finding names respiratory bronchiolitis-interstitial lung disease syndrome yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Respiratory bronchiolitis - interstitial lung disease is a mild inflammatory pulmonary disorder developed by cigarette smokers and characterized by shortness of breath and cough, pulmonary function abnormalities of mixed restrictive and obstructive lung disease and high resolution CT scanning showing centrilobular micronodules, ground glass opacities and peribronchiolar thickening.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0019204), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
22 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Chronic pulmonary obstructionHPOHP:0006510
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Diffuse reticular or finely nodular infiltrationsHPOHP:0002207
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- DyspneaHPOHP:0002094
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- EmphysemaHPOHP:0002097
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Ground-glass opacificationHPOHP:0025179
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Inspiratory cracklesHPOHP:0031996
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Reduced FEV1/FVC ratio
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- HypoxemiaHPOHP:0012418
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Nonproductive coughHPOHP:0031246
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Respiratory tract infectionHPOHP:0011947
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- BronchiectasisHPOHP:0002110
- Very rare (1% to 4% of cases)
- Chest painHPOHP:0100749
- Very rare (1% to 4% of cases)
- ClubbingHPOHP:0001217
- Very rare (1% to 4% of cases)
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: respiratory bronchiolitis-interstitial lung disease syndrome
- Also called
- RB-ILD