Amiodarone-induced bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia in patient following percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia secondary to amiodarone: a rare aetiology.

Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP) is a clinicopathological entity with well-defined diagnostic criteria, the aetiology of which is generally unknown. Among the adverse pulmonary effects of the drug amiodarone, BOOP is the least commonly reported in the literature. In this article we describe a case of amiodarone-induced BOOP.

Percutaneous lung biopsy in the diagnosis of bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia.

Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia and rheumatoid arthritis.

Bronchiolitis obliterans, with or without organizing pneumonia, can be a serious and life-threatening complication of rheumatoid arthritis. We describe a case of bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia in a patient who recently developed rheumatoid arthritis, presenting as a severe respiratory insufficiency. Diagnosis was made by means of open lung biopsy. Treatment with corticosteroids i...

Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia in an AIDS patient.

We present a case of bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia in a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Only three cases have previously been reported in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus. In these four cases, bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia was similar in presentation, radiographic features and clinical course to that occurring in patients not ...

The value of myocardial perfusion imaging with Tc-99m MIBI for the prediction of perfusion improvement after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

  Introduction: Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) is an effective method for revascularizing of stenotic coronary vessels. Lack of response to this treatment, either in symptomatic or asymptomatic patients, is usually due to incomplete revascularization, restenosis, and/or irreversibility of myocardial perfusion. Introduction of a noninvasive metho...