Acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia: A rare form of nonbacterial pneumonia.
Acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia (AFOP) is a rare disease characterized by bilateral basilar infiltrates and histological findings of organizing pneumonia and intra-alveolar fibrin in the form of "fibrin balls." Here, we report a 43-year-old female with complaints of fever, dry cough, and shortness of breath with hypoxemia. High-resolution computed tomography thorax revealed diffuse confluent consolidation in bilateral lung zones. Bronchoscopy and transbronchial biopsy revealed features of AFOP. With prednisolone treatment, there was an improvement in her condition. AFOP is a rare disease and should be taken into consideration and differential diagnosis of severe acute pneumonias with no significant comorbidities.
Institute of Pulmonology, Saket City Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Prashant
P
Saxena
Institute of Pulmonology, Saket City Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Kuldeep
K
Kumar
Institute of Pulmonology, Saket City Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Sarita
S
Mittal
Institute of Pulmonology, Saket City Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Nidhi
N
Goyal
Institute of Pulmonology, Saket City Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Sahil
S
Trikha
Institute of Pulmonology, Saket City Hospital, New Delhi, India.
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Vashisth
Acute fribinous; nonresolving pneumonia; organizing pneumonia; pneumonia