Respiratory Bronchiolitis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease

• Smoking cessation will typically prevent disease progression¹
  • Many patients’ conditions improve after smoking cessation²
• However, the respiratory bronchiolitis histologic pattern may persist in patients even after cessation of smoking⁷

1/3 of patients still presented with RB-ILD even 5 years after smoking cessation.

• Patients are often treated with corticosteroids²