[Organizing pneumonia--diagnostic and therapeutic problems].
Organizing pneumonia (OP) is a well histopathologically defined disease, which can be induced by many factors--infections, drugs, connective tissue diseases etc. In many cases a rapidly progressive course is observed with clinical picture of pneumonia. We report a case of organizing pneumonia with an acute onset and rapid deterioration in 58-year-old women. After unsuccessful treatment with antibiotics, prompt biopsy of the lung (videothoracoscopy) helped to establish the diagnosis. A rapid improvement after corticoid therapy was observed. Low dose corticoid treatment is continued. Patients remains well 20 months after onset of symptoms.
Nowiński
Adam
A
Kliniki Chorób Płuc, Instytutu Gruźlicy i Chorób Płuc W Warszawie.
Burakowska
Barbara
B
Bestry
Iwona
I
Langfort
Renata
R
Górecka
Dorota
D
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D018549:Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011241:Prednisone