TY - JOUR
T1 - TB or not TB
T2 - Cavitary bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia mimicking pulmonary tuberculosis
AU - Heller, I.
AU - Biner, S.
AU - Isakov, A.
AU - Kornitzky, Y.
AU - Shapira, I.
AU - Marmor, S.
AU - Topilsky, M.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Two patients with subacute symptoms and signs compatible with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) had right upper lobe cavitary infiltrates shown on chest radiography. In both patients, purified protein derivative and microbiologic testing excluded TB, and tissue examination yielded typical histologic changes of bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP). Glucocorticoid therapy led to clinical and radiologic resolution. Though probably rare in this situation, BOOP should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with clinical and radiologic features of pulmonary TB.
AB - Two patients with subacute symptoms and signs compatible with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) had right upper lobe cavitary infiltrates shown on chest radiography. In both patients, purified protein derivative and microbiologic testing excluded TB, and tissue examination yielded typical histologic changes of bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP). Glucocorticoid therapy led to clinical and radiologic resolution. Though probably rare in this situation, BOOP should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with clinical and radiologic features of pulmonary TB.
KW - Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia
KW - Radiography, thoracic
KW - Tuberculosis, pulmonary
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0034821250&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1378/chest.120.2.674
DO - 10.1378/chest.120.2.674
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AN - SCOPUS:0034821250
SN - 0012-3692
VL - 120
SP - 674
EP - 678
JO - Chest
JF - Chest
IS - 2
ER -
