Air leak syndrome as one of the manifestations of bronchiolitis obliteransorganizing pneumonia

Authors
Iwanaga, T Hirota, T Ikeda, T
Citation
T. Iwanaga et al., Air leak syndrome as one of the manifestations of bronchiolitis obliteransorganizing pneumonia, INTERN MED, 39(2), 2000, pp. 163-165
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
INTERNAL MEDICINE
ISSN journal
09182918 → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
163 - 165
Database
ISI
SICI code
0918-2918(200002)39:2<163:ALSAOO>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
A 46-year-old man developed respiratory distress with air leak syndrome (AL S), including pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, and subcutaneous emphysema, Open lung biopsy was performed and revealed the histopathologic evidence of bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP), which responded well to steroid treatment. As far as we know, this appears to be the first case of BOOP presenting with ALS as one of its major complications.