title: Republished: 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.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: Doris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rassl
keywords: Inflammation; Lung; fibrosis