Two Cases of Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia treated with Steroid and Cyclosporine therapy.
10.4046/trd.2005.59.3.315
- Author:
Jong Hoo LEE
1
;
Myung Jae PARK
;
Yi Hyung KIM
;
Byung Jo PARK
;
Won Taek OH
;
Myung Yeol LEE
;
Hong Mo KANG
;
Jee Hong YOO
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sekyukim@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cyclosporine;
BOOP (Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia)
- MeSH:
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Bronchiolitis Obliterans*;
Bronchiolitis*;
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia*;
Cyclosporine*;
Humans;
Prognosis
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2005;59(3):315-320
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A rapid response to corticosteroid treatment and a generally favourable outcome are characteristic features of BOOP (Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia). However, with increasing experience of the clinical spectrum of this disease, it is now recognized that some patients are refractory to steroid, which is associated with a poor prognosis. Here, two cases of BOOP initially treated with predinisone and antibiotics without effects, but subsequently responded to secondary cyclosporine treatment, are reported.
