Cryptogenic organising pneumonia: current understanding of an enigmatic lung disease
Organising pneumonia (OP) is currently recognised as a nonspecific lung injury response that is associated with a variety of imaging patterns obtained with high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of the chest and is characterised histopathologically by the presence of inflammatory cells and a con...
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| Published in | European respiratory review Vol. 30; no. 161; p. 210094 |
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| Main Authors | , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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European Respiratory Society
30.09.2021
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| Summary: | Organising pneumonia (OP) is currently recognised as a nonspecific lung injury response that is associated with a variety of imaging patterns obtained with high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of the chest and is characterised histopathologically by the presence of inflammatory cells and a connective tissue matrix within distal airspaces of the lungs. OP is associated with many conditions that include connective tissue disorders, various infections, drug reactions, hypersensitivity pneumonitis and aspiration. When OP cannot be linked to an associated condition and appears to be idiopathic, it is termed cryptogenic organising pneumonia. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1 |
| ISSN: | 0905-9180 1600-0617 |
| DOI: | 10.1183/16000617.0094-2021 |