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fibrinous bronchitis

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bronchitis /bron·chi·tis/ (brong-ki´tis) inflammation of one or more bronchi.bronchit´ic
acute bronchitis  a short, severe attack of bronchitis, with fever and a productive cough.
chronic bronchitis  a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with bronchial irritation, increased secretions and a productive cough lasting at least three months, two years in a row.
fibrinous bronchitis  bronchitis with violent cough, paroxysmal dyspnea, and expectoration of bronchial casts containing Charcot-Leyden crystals.
bronchitis obli´terans  that in which the smaller bronchi become filled with nodules composed of fibrinous exudate.
pseudomembranous bronchitis  fibrinous b.

fibrinous bronchitis
n.
Inflammation of the bronchial mucous membrane, accompanied by a fibrinous exudation. Also called pseudomembranous bronchitis.


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