[Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia]

Rev Med Suisse. 2013 Nov 20;9(407):2164-9.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP) is a distinct clinico-pathologic entity described for the first time by Davison in 1983 and 2 years later by Epler under the name of idiopathic Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia (BOOP). It most often presents with the clinical and radiological features of an infectious pneumonia which fails to respond to antibiotic therapy. In this article, we will review the clinical and radiographic features, diagnostic assessment, and the treatment of COP.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia / diagnosis
  • Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia / physiopathology*
  • Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia / therapy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Pneumonia / diagnosis*
  • Pneumonia / drug therapy
  • Prognosis
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents