RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Cryptogenic organising pneumonia
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 422
OP 446
DO 10.1183/09031936.06.00013505
VO 28
IS 2
A1 J-F. Cordier
YR 2006
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/28/2/422.abstract
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