title: Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia associated with minocycline therapy: a possible cause.
abstract: We report the case of a woman who presented with dyspnoea whilst taking minocycline for acne. Imaging features of bilateral patchy alveolar opacities suggested a diagnosis of bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia, which was confirmed by lung biopsy. The patient improved, partially, after stopping minocycline, and then completely on treatment with corticosteroids, without relapse when these where stopped 8 weeks later.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumologie, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Piperno
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Donné
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Loire
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Cordier
mesh_terms: D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D018549:Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008911:Minocycline / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D008911:Minocycline