Chronic bronchitis is part of a group of conditions called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD also includes chronic emphysema. Additional symptoms of COPD, including chronic ...

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The data shows that chronic bronchitis before 50 is associated with a higher risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) later in life and higher rates of all-cause mortality.

Allergic bronchitis can be chronic or acute. Chronic allergic bronchitis and other types of chronic bronchitis are considered a form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). When COPD symptoms ...

Bronchitis is a condition in which the airways in your lungs, called the Trachea and the Bronchi, get inflamed and fill with ...

The relationship between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic bronchitis (CB) is important, significant and overlapping in nature. This review will analyze the relationship ...

In acute infective exacerbation of chronic bronchitis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), adding erdosteine to standard treatment significantly modified the outcome by improving the ...

Long-distance caregivers can help manage a loved one’s finances, organize their medical appointments, coordinate with other ...

In this paper we review the epidemiological and pathological evidence relevant to the development of COPD in silica dust exposed workers within the context of recent findings. The evidence surveyed ...

COPD is an inflammatory lung disease, comprising several conditions, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema, and can be caused by genetics and irritants like smoke or pollution. The disease ...

including emphysema (destroying the alveoli walls) and/or chronic bronchitis (airway swelling from mucus overproduction). These changes progressively worsen, leading to declining airway and lung ...