[High-resolution computed tomography patterns of organizing pneumonia].
Organizing pneumonia is an uncommon lung disease with a wide variety of radiologic findings, few of which have been discussed in the literature. We performed high resolution computed tomography on 34 patients with a histological diagnosis of organizing pneumonia and studied the images they presented. Twenty-five of the cases were idiopathic and 9 secondary. The findings observed were parenchymal consolidation (76%), ground glass opacity (59%), bronchial dilatation (53%), centrilobular nodules (35%), septal thickening (23%), halo sign (15%), and reversed halo sign (12%). Secondary cases presented more findings of septal thickening and fewer complete remissions.
Bravo Soberón
Alberto
A
Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España. beldar24@hotmail.com
Torres Sánchez
María Isabel
MI
García Río
Francisco
F
Sánchez Almaraz
Carlos
C
Parrón Pajares
Manuel
M
Pardo Rodríguez
Mercedes
M
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018549:Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*