Open AccessA case report of acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia with pneumothorax and avian exposure history
Author(s) -
Chiu Kam Yu,
Li Jian Guo,
Gu Ying Ying
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the clinical respiratory journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.789
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1752-699X
pISSN - 1752-6981
DOI - 10.1111/crj.12553
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumothorax , diffuse alveolar damage , lung , organizing pneumonia , pathology , pneumonia , radiology , acute respiratory distress
Acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia (AFOP) is an uncommon variant of acute lung injury. Here, we report a patient with AFOP and a previously unreported condition, pneumothorax. After our experience with this case, we suggest that exposure to birds may be associated with AFOP; pneumothorax can develop in patients with AFOP; and glucocorticoids are very effective for treating AFOP.