RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
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
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 41
OP 45
DO 10.3122/15572625-11-1-41
VO 11
IS 1
A1 Em Ward
A1 John Rog
YR 1998
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/11/1/41.abstract
AB 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.