A Case of Fulminant Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia / 결핵
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
;
: 204-212, 1998.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-128380
ABSTRACT
Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia(BOOP) is a type of diffuse interstitial lung disease that has emerged in the past decade as an important cause of acute respiratory illness in adult. Clinically, the entity usually starts with a subacute influenza-like illness, followed by cough, progressive dyspnea, and weight loss. Organized inflammatory polypoid materials predominantly affecting distal bronchioles, alveolar ducts, and peribronchial alveolar spaces are a key pathologic findings. BOOP is characterized by a good response to glucocorticoid and an excellent prognosis. However, there is a subset of BOOP who presents with a fulminant course leading to death or chronic severe fibrosis with marked impairment of lung function. Recently, we have experienced a case of rapidly progressive BOOP, diagnosed by open lung biopsy and showed a reluctant response to corticosteroid.
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Main subject:
Prognosis
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Biopsy
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Fibrosis
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Bronchiolitis
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Bronchiolitis Obliterans
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Weight Loss
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Lung Diseases, Interstitial
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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia
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Cough
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Dyspnea
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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