title: Fibrosing organising pneumonia.
abstract: Organising pneumonia (otherwise referred to as bronchiolitis obliterans organising pneumonia) is characterised histologically by plugs of granulation tissue, which are present predominantly within small airways, alveolar ducts and peri-bronchiolar alveoli. This pattern is not specific for any disorder or cause, but is one type of inflammatory response to pulmonary injury, which may be seen in a wide variety of clinical conditions. Typically, organising pneumonia responds very well to corticosteroid treatment; however, a small percentage of patients appear to develop progressive fibrosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomical Pathology, Canterbury Health Laboratories, , Christchurch, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Brooke
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Beardsley
authors.forename: Doris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rassl
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018549:Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones
keywords: Inflammation; Lung; fibrosis