There is little mention in the literature about achalasia as an etiologic factor of Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP). In this study, a case of BOOP, which appeared to be secondary to achalasia is reported. A 35 years old man present with nonproductive cough, chills and fever from two month ago. Due to permanent consolidation in mid zone of right lung and unresponsive to anti...

A 67-year-old female non-smoker, who had been diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolemia associated with severe atherosclerosis of the coronary, carotid and vertebral arteries, developed interstitial pneumonia 4 months after initiating ticlopidine to inhibit platelet aggregation. The lymphocyte stimulation test by ticlopidine was positive and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid showed an increase in...

Pathologic features of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection (M. pneumonia) are generally non-specific, and the literature regarding the pathologic features of M. pneumonia with intraalveolar exudates is limited. Clinical and histopathological studies were performed in 3 patients with M. pneumonia which did not respond to erythromycin and minocycline, but all rapidly recovered after corticosteroid th...

The most common causes of bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP) are connective tissue diseases, organ transplantation, drug reaction, and infections. Although rare, BOOP due to gastroesophageal reflux (GER) has been reported in adults but not to date in pediatric patients. This study describes 2 pediatric patients who developed GER and BOOP. One patient had superior mesenteric ar...

Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP) is a rare disorder affecting the small airways, alveoli and the walls of small bronchi. This form of lung injury involves inflammation and stiffening of lung areas with organized tissue. There are several known causes of BOOP, and several systemic disorders have BOOP as an associated primary pulmonary lesion. An outbreak of BOOP among young w...

Accessible online at: www.karger.com/journals/res Organizing pneumonia is a well-defined pathological entity characterized by the formation of organized granulation tissue involving alveolar spaces and ducts [1]. As a pathological process, organizing pneumonia has long been recognized to be associated with various common pathologies in ‘post-mortem’ lung examination, such as lung carcinoma or s...

Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia (BOOP) is an inflammatory lung disease simultaneously involving the terminal bronchioles and alveoli. BOOP is defined idiopathic in most patients, but it can also be secondary to several known causes (drugs, infections, organ transplantation, radiotherapy) or associated to tumours and haematologic malignancies, rheumatologic and connective tissue di...

We report two cases of bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP) syndrome that developed after postoperative radiation therapy for breast cancer. In both patients, chest radiographs and computed tomography (CT) showed multiple consolidations outside the irradiation fields after several months of tangential radiation therapy. These patients were diagnosed as having radiation-associate...

Idiopathic bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP) is characterized by air space in¬ flammation and fibrosis of unknown origin. The pathogenesis of the inflammatory reaction and fi¬ brosis in fibrotic lung disorders remains unclear; however, recent attention has focused on the po¬ tential role ofthe mast cell in the genesis of fibrosis. To determine whether mast cells are implicate...

BACKGROUND Sirolimus is immunosuppressive drug used to prevent rejection in kidney transplantation. Pulmonary problems are one of the serious complications which may be seen after administration of this drug and it is believed that it could be life threatening. CASE PRESENTATION Here in this paper we presented a 49-years-old man with bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP) induce...