Respiratory Bronchiolitis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease

All current smokers present with histologic respiratory bronchiolitis, which may become extensive enough to result in development of an ILD termed RB-ILD.¹ Currently, RB-ILD has not been reported to progress to dense pulmonary fibrosis.²

EPIDEMIOLOGY / RISK FACTORS

• The majority of patients are current or former smokers with more than 30 pack-years of cigarette smoking^1-3
• RB-ILD predominantly affects middle-aged males²
• The incidence and prevalence of RB-ILD is not yet known⁵