Bronchitis risk factors

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

Bronchitis Main page
Patient Information
Overview
Causes
Classification Acute bronchitis Chronic bronchitis
Differential Diagnosis

Overview

Age, season of the year and the immunization status are the main determining risk factors for acquiring acute bronchitis.

Risk Factors

The most potent risk factor in the development of chronic bronchitis is cigarette Smoking. The others are occupational pollutants such as;cadmium and silica,air pollutants and genetic factors such as;alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency.

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