Diffuse Micronodular Pattern of Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia: A Case Report
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is pathologically characterized by the presence of granulation tissue within the lumens of the bronchioles and alveolar ducts, and by the presence of associated patchy areas of organizing pneumonia (1-3). Most cases are idiopathic. The typical imaging features of this syndrome have been widely documented and they consist of patchy air-space consolidation that is often subpleural, and with or without ground-glass opacities (1-7). To the best of our knowledge, there are scant radiologic reports about the diffusely scattered micronodular pattern of BOOP (4). We report here on a case of BOOP that manifested as diffusely scattered ill-defined centrilobular micronodules on high resolution computed tomography (HRCT). Case Report
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Micronodular pattern of organizing pneumonia
RATIONALE Organizing pneumonia (OP) is a clinicopathological entity characterized by granulation tissue plugs in the lumen of small airways, alveolar ducts, and alveoli. OP can be cryptogenic (primary) (COP) or secondary to various lung injuries. PATIENT CONCERNS We report the case of a 38-year-old male smoker with COP presenting in the form of diffuse micronodules on computed tomography (CT)...
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