title: Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia.
abstract: Bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia (BOOP) is now established as a distinct clinicopathologic entity, yet it may be overlooked by clinicians due to unfamiliarity and its non-specific presentation. It can be either idiopathic or associated with a variety of causes, such as infections, drugs, radiation or connective tissue diseases. A lung biopsy is needed to provide histopathologic confirmation. Usually prognosis is good, and the response to steroids may be dramatic, but occasionally BOOP may be fatal or runs a chronic relapsing course. This article is an updated review on current knowledge regarding BOOP.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Section, Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Abdullah H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Al-Saghir
authors.forename: Abdullah F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Al-Mobeireek
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D018549:Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones