title: Organizing pneumonia and non-necrotizing granulomata on transbronchial biopsy: coexistence or bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia secondary to Mycobacterium kansasii disease.
abstract: Mycobacterium kansasii disease was diagnosed in an 85-year-old woman admitted to the hospital for cough and gradually worsening breathlessness. Transbronchial biopsy indicated either non-necrotizing granulomata or bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP). She was  cured with combined therapy of specific anti-mycobacterial medications and systemic steroids. To our knowledge, this is the first report of M. kansasii non-tuberculous mycobacterium disease with a BOOP-like pattern on lung biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Institute, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel. daniel_s@clalit.org.il
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Starobin
authors.forename: Vladimir
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Guller
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gurevich
authors.forename: Gershon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fink
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huszar
authors.forename: Sari
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tal
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology; D018549:Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007633:Keratins / Q000378:metabolism; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D019909:Mycobacterium kansasii; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D007633:Keratins