%0 Journal Article %A Em Ward %A John Rog %T Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia Mimicking Community-Acquired Pneumonia %D 1998 %R 10.3122/15572625-11-1-41 %J The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice %P 41-45 %V 11 %N 1 %X Background: Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia is a rare disease that mimics infectious pneumonia. Most patients respond well to corticosteroid therapy. Methods: We report a single case and findings from an English language literature search of MEDLINE using key words “bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia.” Results and Conclusions: Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia should be considered when a patient with pneumonia does not respond to antibiotics and has multiple patchy infiltrates and characteristic bronchoalveolar lavage patterns. A tissue sample is required for definitive diagnosis. Infection by a multiresistant organism can occur with multiple antibiotic therapy and concomitant use of corticosteroids, particularly when no initial infecting organism is identified. %U https://www.jabfm.org/content/jabfp/11/1/41.full.pdf