Bronchiolitis obliterans in a patient with HIV infection

Bronchiolitis obliterans organising pneumonia in a patient with ulcerative colitis.

A young woman with ulcerative colitis developed pneumonia, which responded to corticosteroids. Histological examination showed this to be bronchiolitis obliterans organising pneumonia.

Bronchiolitis Obliterans and Nocardia astemides Infection

This report describes a patient with right lower lung (RLL) pneumonia of a subacute nature. Sputum and bronchial washings both grew N asteroides. Open lung biopsy showed bronchiolitis obliterans. Both the clinical and radiologic picture dramatically improved during three weeks of treatment with trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole (TMP SMX), indicating the possibility that N asteroides infection c...

Simultaneous viral infection and childhood bronchiolitis obliterans.

Lower respiratory tract infections by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are frequent in childhood. Association of RSV with bronchiolitis obliterans has rarely been established. We report a 13-month-old child with bronchiolitis obliterans following co-infection by RSV and adenovirus, and suggest that complicated evolution of an acute bronchiolitis case can indicate an association of pathogens.

Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia in a BMT patient receiving FK506.

Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia associated with chlamydial infection.

A 70 year old man presented with symptoms and laboratory findings suggestive of chlamydial pneumonia. Despite adequate antibiotic therapy, his condition did not improve and transbronchial biopsies disclosed a typical feature of bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP). After initiation of corticosteroid therapy, there were marked clinical and radiographic improvements. This report d...