TY - JOUR T1 - Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia Mimicking Community-Acquired Pneumonia JF - The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice JO - J Am Board Fam Med SP - 41 LP - 45 DO - 10.3122/15572625-11-1-41 VL - 11 IS - 1 AU - Em Ward AU - John Rog Y1 - 1998/01/01 UR - http://www.jabfm.org/content/11/1/41.abstract N2 - 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. ER -