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Except when caused by noxious gases or fumes, bronchiolar diseases have long been viewed as diseases of childhood that are caused mainly by microbes. Recently, bronchiolar diseases have been recognized as clinically important diseases affecting all age groups. Only in the past decade have the clinical and pathological features of many of these diseases been characterized sufficiently for us to begin to understand them in an orderly fashion. To my knowledge, this textbook offers the only thorough discussion of diseases of the bronchioles. In the preface, Dr. Epler states that he designed the book to be a comprehensive reference for
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