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Bronchiolitis
Obliterans - Popcorn Worker Diacetyl Lung Injury Disease
Explained
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| The
disease associated with inhaling butter
flavoring vapors has been identified as
bronchiolitis obliterans -- literally,
an obliteration of the lung's airways.
Breathing tests can identify difficulty
in moving air in and out of the lungs,
called lung obstruction. In the case of
bronchiolitis obliterans, that obstruction
is "fixed," meaning it doesn't
respond to normal asthma medications. |
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disease is similar to emphysema, which
can be caused by smoking. However, bronchiolitis
obliterans patients typically have normal
oxygen exchange in their lungs, while emphysema
patients do not. |
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biopsy of lung tissue helps prove that a
patient has the disease, but many doctors
stop short of that procedure because it is
very invasive. The exact cause of the disease
in this case is unknown. Scientists theorize
that the airborne flavoring chemicals damage
the airway lining, and then tissue then scars
and hardens, crimping airflow. |
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