[Therapeutic trial in suspected bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP) in the elderly].
We present four cases of patients admitted to an acute geriatric unit with a presumptive diagnosis of bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia between 2001 and 2005. Because of the difficulty of performing transbronchial biopsy in these patients, who showed a variety of clinical presentations, the suspected diagnosis was based on clinical and radiological findings and a favorable response to empirical corticosteroid treatment. The clinical and radiological features of this entity in the elderly, as well as the therapeutic options, are reviewed.
Aguado Ortega
Ruth
R
Servicio de Geriatría, Hospital Central de la Cruz Roja, Madrid, Spain.
Bermejo Boixareu
Cristina
C
Gómez-Pavón
Javier
J
May Priego
Mario
M
Sarro Cañizares
Mónica
M
Ruipérez Cantera
Isidoro
I
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D018549:Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones