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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Mar 7.
Published in final edited form as: N Engl J Med. 2011 Jul 21;365(3):222–230. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1101388

Table 1. Exposure History and Evaluation Summary for 38 Soldiers with Constrictive Bronchiolitis.

Variable Value
no. (%)
Smoking status
 Current 6 (16)
 Former 7 (18)
 Never 25 (66)
Exposure history
 Sulfur-mine fire in 2003 28 (74)
 Incinerated solid waste 24 (63)
 Incinerated human waste 18 (47)
 Dust storms 33 (87)
 Combat smoke 17 (45)
Chest radiography
 Normal 37 (97)
 Lingular nodule 1 (3)
Computed tomography*
 Normal 25 (68)
 Mild air trapping 6 (16)
 Multiple nodules <1 cm 2 (5)
 Solitary nodule <1 cm 1 (3)
 Pleural thickening 1 (3)
 Bibasilar scarring 1 (3)
 Apical bullae 1 (3)
Pulmonary-function testing
 Normal 13 (34)
 Normal with low carbon monoxide diffusing capacity 19 (50)
 Obstructive 2 (5)
 Restrictive 3 (8)
 Mixed obstructive and restrict ive 1 (3)
*

The results are for 37 soldiers who underwent high-resolution computed tomography.