PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - J-F. Cordier
TI  - Cryptogenic organising pneumonia
AID  - 10.1183/09031936.06.00013505
DP  - 2006 Aug 01
TA  - European Respiratory Journal
PG  - 422--446
VI  - 28
IP  - 2
4099  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/28/2/422.short
4100  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/28/2/422.full
SO  - Eur Respir J2006 Aug 01; 28
AB  - Organising pneumonia is defined histopathologically by intra-alveolar buds of granulation tissue, consisting of intermixed myofibroblasts and connective tissue. Although nonspecific, this histopathological pattern, together with characteristic clinical and imaging features, defines cryptogenic organising pneumonia when no cause or peculiar underlying context is found. Rapid clinical and imaging improvement is obtained with corticosteroid treatment, but relapses are common after stopping treatment. SERIES “RARE INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASES” Edited by C. Vogelmeier and U. Costabel Number 3 in this Series