Fulminant respiratory failure and death in a patient with idiopathic bronchiolitis obliterans.
A middle-aged man with fulminant respiratory failure was found to have idiopathic bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia on lung biopsy specimen. His course was atypical in that it was not altered by steroid therapy and led to fulminant respiratory failure and death.
D000208:Acute Disease; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000473:pathology; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology