Slow-resolving pneumonia secondary to bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia.
We report a case of slow-resolving pneumonia secondary to bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP) in a 73-year-old woman. Owing to a delayed diagnosis of BOOP, the clinical course was quite long. This syndrome is caused by a nonspecific inflammatory pneumonitis, either idiopathic or associated with infectious or irritant agents (or drugs). It generally presents as a flu-like illness, followed by progressive dyspnea, cough, fever, and bilateral patchy alveolar infiltrates, and lasts several weeks. The diagnostic work-up of slow-resolving pneumonia is discussed.
Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Ospedale S. Maria dei Battuti, Conegliano, Italy.
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D000368:Aged; D018549:Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans