Pulmonary melioidosis associated with bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia.
We report a case of pulmonary melioidosis associated bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia (BOOP). While antibiotic treatment alone did not show any major effect, addition of corticosteroids resulted in rapid clinical improvement. To our knowledge this is the first documented case of melioidosis associated with organising pneumonia. The possible therapeutic implications for the treatment of severe pulmonary melioidosis are discussed.
Jansen
Andreas
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Department of Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, Medical Clinic I, Charité, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany. ajansen@zedat.fu-berlin.de
Hagen
Ralf M
RM
Schmidt
Wolfgang
W
Ignatius
Ralf
R
Perez-Canto
Alejandra
A
Zeitz
Martin
M
Schneider
Thomas
T
D000328:Adult; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei; D018549:Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology