Open AccessCase of Severe Treatment-Resistant Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia
Author(s) -
Domas Grigoravičius,
Edvardas Žurauskas,
Vygantas Gruslys,
Rolandas Zablockis,
Edvardas Danila
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acta medica lituanica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2029-4174
pISSN - 1392-0138
DOI - 10.15388/amed.2021.28.2.12
Subject(s) - prednisone , cryptogenic organizing pneumonia , medicine , interstitial pneumonia , acute respiratory failure , pneumonia , community acquired pneumonia , atypical pneumonia , respiratory failure , glucocorticoid , lung , mechanical ventilation
Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia is a rare interstitial lung disease with different onset of symptoms, which responds rapidly to glucocorticoid treatment. We present a case of cryptogenic organizing pneumonia which manifested as a progressive 3-year dyspnea that ultimately has led to acute respiratory failure. Moreover, treatment with prednisone for this patient exhibited slow onset of the effect.