Acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia

A 45-year-old man presented with malaise, arthralgia, and dyspnea. The chest CT scan showed bilateral patchy consolidation in the lower lobes. A lung biopsy revealed intra-alveolar fibrin "balls" deposits and focal features of organizing pneumonia, both of which are typical pathological fe...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of Saudi medicine 2013-05, Vol.33 (3), p.301-303
Hauptverfasser:	Al-Khouzaie, Thamer H, Dawamneh, Mohamad F, Hazmi, Albader M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Disease Arthralgia - etiology Biopsy Blood tests Case Report Consolidation Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - diagnosis Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - drug therapy Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - pathology Dyspnea Dyspnea - etiology Family medical history Fever Glucocorticoids - therapeutic use HIV Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Leukemia Lungs Male Medical imaging Middle Aged Neutrophils Pathology Patients Pneumonia Prednisone - therapeutic use Severe acute respiratory syndrome Stem cells Tomography, X-Ray Computed Transplants & implants Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	A 45-year-old man presented with malaise, arthralgia, and dyspnea. The chest CT scan showed bilateral patchy consolidation in the lower lobes. A lung biopsy revealed intra-alveolar fibrin "balls" deposits and focal features of organizing pneumonia, both of which are typical pathological features of acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia (AFOP). The patient had a good clinical course after treatment with prednisone. We report this case of idiopathic AFOP and review the published studies on this newly recognized clinicopathological entity that is still underdiagnosed and underreported.
ISSN:	0256-4947 0975-4466
DOI:	10.5144/0256-4947.2013.301