{"id":6365,"date":"2026-09-18T13:02:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T16:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hopeforgabriel.com\/?page_id=6365"},"modified":"2026-09-18T13:02:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T16:02:43","slug":"the-disease","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hopeforgabriel.com\/en\/the-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"The disease"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6365\" class=\"elementor elementor-6365 elementor-6364\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e84e329 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e84e329\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5c0f84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5c0f84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Understanding bronchiolitis obliterans<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ac87c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ac87c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The disease<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4627984 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4627984\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92678f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"92678f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91e6e7f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"91e6e7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f67eb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f67eb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bronchiolitis obliterans in a few words<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1066ba3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1066ba3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed5e2a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ed5e2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15538ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15538ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Bronchiolitis obliterans<\/strong> (BO) is a <strong>rare chronic lung disease<\/strong>. After an injury to the lungs, the smallest airways, the bronchioles, <strong>become inflamed and then scar, narrowing or closing up<\/strong>. Air moves less freely, especially when breathing out, and <strong>the damage is usually permanent<\/strong>.<\/p><p>It should not be confused with <em>bronchiolitis<\/em> in infants, which is very common every winter and usually clears in a few days. Bronchiolitis obliterans is <strong>a rare and lasting complication<\/strong> of it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bec1be e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4bec1be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4444626 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4444626\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9b0c4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9b0c4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Three main origins<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c623cf7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c623cf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0171b0f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0171b0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12c0c08 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12c0c08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1199680 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1199680\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f30ec5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f30ec5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">After an infection<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fda355 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fda355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is the childhood form, called post-infectious (PIBO). It follows a severe respiratory infection, <strong>most often adenovirus<\/strong>, sometimes mycoplasma or other viruses. This is Gabriel\u2019s disease.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97c4b9e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"97c4b9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63eb7c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63eb7c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">After a lung transplant<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d9f5ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d9f5ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is then a form of <strong>chronic rejection of the graft<\/strong>, known as bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b289f00 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b289f00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b11f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33b11f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">After a bone marrow transplant<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4026d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4026d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It can appear after a stem cell transplant, as the lung form of <strong>graft-versus-host disease<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff5db77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff5db77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More rarely, it can follow the inhalation of toxic substances or come with certain autoimmune diseases.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2dcf6b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c2dcf6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23d54d5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"23d54d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02af545 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02af545\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Warning signs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-093b487 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"093b487\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-541162a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"541162a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d26fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58d26fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In children, doctors think of it when, <strong>several weeks after a serious respiratory infection<\/strong>, the following persist:<\/p><ul style=\"margin:0 0 1.3em;padding-left:1.2em\"><li style=\"margin-bottom:.45em\"><strong>a cough and wheezing that do not go away<\/strong>;<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:.45em\">breathlessness, fast breathing, tiring during effort or feeding;<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:.45em\"><strong>a prolonged need for oxygen<\/strong>;<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:.45em\">repeated chest infections and difficulty gaining weight.<\/li><\/ul><p>These signs look like asthma, and the disease is <strong>often mistaken for asthma<\/strong> at first. The difference: <strong>usual asthma treatments bring little relief<\/strong>. <strong>Time to diagnosis matters<\/strong>, because early care may help limit lasting damage.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82b8332 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82b8332\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8731d44 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8731d44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3b2bb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c3b2bb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How is it diagnosed?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdaab3a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bdaab3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ccba8c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ccba8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd2c9fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd2c9fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Diagnosis is based on the child\u2019s history, clinical examination, a <strong>chest CT scan<\/strong> (showing a typical \u201cmosaic\u201d pattern and air trapped in the lungs) and, when age allows, <strong>lung function tests<\/strong>. A lung biopsy is rarely needed. Follow-up is led by a pulmonologist, a paediatric one for children.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae0eb4e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ae0eb4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72c770e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72c770e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/hopeforgabriel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/scanner-bronchiolite-obliterante-mosaique.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6953\" alt=\"Scanner thoracique d\u2019un enfant atteint de bronchiolite oblit\u00e9rante post-infectieuse, avec zones sombres d\u2019air pi\u00e9g\u00e9\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hopeforgabriel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/scanner-bronchiolite-obliterante-mosaique.png 847w, https:\/\/hopeforgabriel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/scanner-bronchiolite-obliterante-mosaique-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/hopeforgabriel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/scanner-bronchiolite-obliterante-mosaique-768x617.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a523d82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a523d82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin:0\">Chest CT scan from a study of children with post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans. The darker areas are trapped air, next to lighter areas: this uneven look is what doctors call a \u201cmosaic\u201d pattern. This is not Gabriel\u2019s scan.<\/p><p style=\"margin:6px 0 0;color:#5C686B;font-size:13px\">Image : Xie B-Q et al., <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0098381\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PLOS ONE<\/a>, 2014, <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CC BY 4.0<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-124da5e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"124da5e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9789f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a9789f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9fa0c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a9fa0c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What treatments exist?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-490730b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"490730b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93054f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"93054f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f621b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f621b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>There is currently no treatment that cures<\/strong> bronchiolitis obliterans. Care aims to <strong>calm inflammation, protect the lungs and support the child\u2019s growth<\/strong>. Depending on the case, the medical team may offer corticosteroids, certain long-term antibiotics used for their anti-inflammatory effect, inhaled treatments, chest physiotherapy, oxygen or non-invasive ventilation, nutritional support and a complete vaccination schedule.<\/p><p>In young children there is a reason for hope: <strong>the lungs keep growing for years<\/strong>, and in some children symptoms ease as they grow, even though the damage to the bronchioles remains. The most severe forms, however, can progress to chronic respiratory failure, which is why regular follow-up matters.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6966f75 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6966f75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2138452 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2138452\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d477680 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d477680\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Living with the disease<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e64ea6a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e64ea6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ae761e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ae761e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1558855 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1558855\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Day to day, the main challenge is to <strong>avoid respiratory infections<\/strong>, which can worsen the damage: hand hygiene, masks during epidemics, <strong>up-to-date vaccinations<\/strong> for the child and those around them, no smoking at home. This constant vigilance weighs on families, and the isolation that comes with it is one of the reasons the association exists.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e15bdd5 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e15bdd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/hopeforgabriel.com\/en\/bronchiolitis-how-to-prevent-it-and-protect-your-baby\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Preventing bronchiolitis in babies<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-900a21b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"900a21b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8e62f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e8e62f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63c55de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"63c55de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4a4697 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d4a4697\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6fa0ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a6fa0ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d25952f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d25952f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-family:'Source Serif 4',Georgia,serif;font-weight:700;font-size:20px;color:#0F4C5C;margin:0 0 6px\">Can bronchiolitis obliterans be cured?<\/h3><p style=\"margin:0 0 1.4em\">No, there is currently no treatment that cures it: the damage to the bronchioles is usually permanent. However, appropriate care helps stabilise the disease, and in some young children symptoms ease as their lungs grow.<\/p><h3 style=\"font-family:'Source Serif 4',Georgia,serif;font-weight:700;font-size:20px;color:#0F4C5C;margin:0 0 6px\">What is the difference between bronchiolitis and bronchiolitis obliterans?<\/h3><p style=\"margin:0 0 1.4em\">Bronchiolitis is a very common viral infection in infants that usually clears within days. Bronchiolitis obliterans is a rare chronic disease: after a severe infection, the small airways scar and narrow, and breathing difficulties persist.<\/p><h3 style=\"font-family:'Source Serif 4',Georgia,serif;font-weight:700;font-size:20px;color:#0F4C5C;margin:0 0 6px\">Can bronchiolitis leave lasting damage in a baby?<\/h3><p style=\"margin:0 0 1.4em\">In the vast majority of cases, no: the baby recovers completely. Lasting damage is rare and mostly follows a very severe infection, for example with adenovirus. If coughing, wheezing or breathlessness persist for several weeks after the infection, talk to your paediatrician.<\/p><h3 style=\"font-family:'Source Serif 4',Georgia,serif;font-weight:700;font-size:20px;color:#0F4C5C;margin:0 0 6px\">Is bronchiolitis obliterans contagious?<\/h3><p style=\"margin:0 0 1.4em\">No. It is a scar left in the lungs, not an infection. 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Respiratory viruses are what is contagious, and an affected child needs to be protected from them, because a new infection can worsen the damage.\"}}]}<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f60e54d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f60e54d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70f0dd7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70f0dd7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d05eaa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d05eaa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn more<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-703d6d6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"703d6d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b8d1c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0b8d1c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96802c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96802c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BO Community, the platform created by the association, offers complete guides, a watch of scientific publications summarised in plain language, family stories and a directory of specialists.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c50948 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6c50948\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/bocommunity.org\/en\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Go to BO Community<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-162c1ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"162c1ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>This page is general information written by parents. It <strong>does not replace medical advice<\/strong>. For any question about your child\u2019s health, talk to your paediatrician or pulmonologist.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d35884 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d35884\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94ce8a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94ce8a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-903f16a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"903f16a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4782fab elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4782fab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86ef0a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"86ef0a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33f290e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33f290e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This page draws in particular on the following publications:<\/p><ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:1.2em;font-size:15px\"><li style=\"margin-bottom:.55em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S076184252500052X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La bronchiolite oblit\u00e9rante post-infectieuse chez l\u2019enfant : une maladie rare et potentiellement d\u00e9vastatrice<\/a>, Revue des Maladies Respiratoires.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:.55em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pediatrie-pratique.com\/journal\/article\/0012759-bronchiolite-obliterante-post-infectieuse-pathologie-rare-connaitre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La bronchiolite oblit\u00e9rante post-infectieuse : une pathologie rare \u00e0 conna\u00eetre<\/a>, P\u00e9diatrie Pratique.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:.55em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4181416\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans in children: a review of 42 cases<\/a>, BMC Pediatrics.<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:.55em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC11960595\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Outbreak of post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans after adenovirus infection: a case series and review of the literature<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC11185129\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Methylprednisolone intravenous pulse therapy for pediatric patients with post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans: an update<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bronchiolitis obliterans in a few words Bronchiolitis obliterans (BO) is a rare chronic lung disease. After an injury to the lungs, the smallest airways, the bronchioles, become inflamed and then scar, narrowing or closing up. Air moves less freely, especially when breathing out, and the damage is usually permanent.It should not be confused with bronchiolitis [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"iawp_total_views":6,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6365","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hopeforgabriel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hopeforgabriel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hopeforgabriel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hopeforgabriel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hopeforgabriel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6365"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hopeforgabriel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6428,"href":"https:\/\/hopeforgabriel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6365\/revisions\/6428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hopeforgabriel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}