title: Pulmonary melioidosis associated with bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, Medical Clinic I, Charité, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany. ajansen@zedat.fu-berlin.de
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jansen
authors.forename: Ralf M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Hagen
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ignatius
authors.forename: Alejandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perez-Canto
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zeitz
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: 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