Adult bronchiolitis risk factors

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hadeel Maksoud M.D.[2]

Overview

Risk factors in the development of adult bronchiolitis include smoking, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, immunodeficiency and immunosuppression.

Risk Factors

Risk factors include:

• • Smoking
  • Cardiac disease
    • Ischemic heart disease
  • Respiratory disease
    • COPD
  • Low socioeconomic class
  • Severe congenital or acquired neurological disease
  • Airway anomalies
    • such as bronchopulmonary dysplasias
  • Seasonal
    • Between January and March
  • Steroid therapy
  • Immunosuppressant drugs