BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS ORGANIZING PNEUMONIA ASSOCIATED WITH CHLAMYDIAL INFECTION

Authors
DIEHL JL GISSELBRECHT M MEYER G ISRAELBIET D SORS H
Citation
Jl. Diehl et al., BRONCHIOLITIS OBLITERANS ORGANIZING PNEUMONIA ASSOCIATED WITH CHLAMYDIAL INFECTION, The European respiratory journal, 9(6), 1996, pp. 1320-1322
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
The European respiratory journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
09031936
Volume
9
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1320 - 1322
Database
ISI
SICI code
0903-1936(1996)9:6<1320:BOOPAW>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
A 70 year old man presented with symptoms and laboratory findings sugg estive of chlamydial pneumonia. Despite adequate antibiotic therapy, h is condition did not improve and transbronchial biopsies disclosed a t ypical feature of bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP) . After initiation of corticosteroid therapy, there were marked clinic al and radiographic improvements. This report demonstrates that chlamy dial infection may be associated with BOOP.