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Diffuse panbronchiolitis is a rare chronic inflammatory obstructive pulmonary disease primarily affecting the respiratory bronchioles throughout both lungs and inducing sinobronchial infection. Onset occurs in the second to fifth decade of life and manifests by chronic cough, exertional dyspnea, and sputum production. Most patients also have chronic paranasal sinusitis
Features include: Rhonchi, Crackles, Foam cells, and Bronchiectasis and 3 more.
Organ System | Phenotype Count | Example Features |
|---|---|---|
Lungs and breathing | 3 | Bronchiectasis, Wheezing, Low blood oxygen levels (hypoxemia) |
Biomarker and diagnostic research for diffuse panbronchiolitis has been reported in the published literature.
Estimated prevalence: <1 in 1,000,000 (VERY_RARE).
No clinical trials have been registered for diffuse panbronchiolitis.
18 publications have been identified in PubMed for diffuse panbronchiolitis. Research spans Case Report / Case Series (67%), Epidemiology / Natural History (11%), and Other (6%).
Research Type | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
Patient case studies | 12 | 67% |
Data assembled from 5 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 20, 2026, 8:40 AM UTC
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
European rare disease database
Genetic and Rare Diseases Info Center
2 |
11% |
Other research | 1 | 6% |
Testing and diagnosis research | 1 | 6% |
Research summaries | 1 | 6% |
Laboratory research | 1 | 6% |
Kawasaki H (2026). [PMID: 41485919](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41485919/). *Intern Med*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Akita T (2026). [PMID: 41687133](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41687133/). *Auris Nasus Larynx*. [Epidemiology / Natural History]
Abudayeh A (2026). [PMID: 41269288](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41269288/). *Osteoporos Int*. [Other]
Ryo T (2026). [PMID: 42164070](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42164070/). *Respirol Case Rep*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Ogata T (2025). [PMID: 41309279](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41309279/). *BMJ Case Rep*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Klubdaeng A (2025). [PMID: 40385294](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40385294/). *World J Clin Cases*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Lu Y (2025). [PMID: 39949750](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39949750/). *Front Oncol*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Viskens K (2025). [PMID: 39837285](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39837285/). *Respiration*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Cheng R (2025). [PMID: 40434689](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40434689/). *Osteoporos Int*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Tanaka S (2025). [PMID: 40280231](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40280231/). *Int J Infect Dis*. [Case Report / Case Series]