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©2013 UpToDate ® Print Email Asbestos-related small airway disease H&E-stained section showing junction of terminal (membranous) bronchiole with a respiratory bronchiole from a person with asbestosis who was an ex-smoker. The walls of the bronchioles are thickened by collagen and show mild smooth muscle hyperplasia. There is a mild chronic inflammatory cell infiltrate in the wall. These features are consistent with asbestos-related small airway disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med vol 170 pp 692, 2004; www.atsjournals.org