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Can acute bronchits cause scarring in the lungs? please reply me..
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Acute bronchitis: This inflammatory condition is usually due to virus infection or to chemicals in the air and involves the tubes leading into the lungs. It should not produce scarring of lung tissues.
Answered 8/15/2016
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