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January 1, 2002Journal of Korean Medical ScienceOpen Access

Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia:Clinicopathologic Review of a Series of 45 Korean Patients Including Rapidly Progressive form

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JCJoon ChangTufts University JHJoungho HanSprint (United States)DKDong Won KimYonsei University

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Clinicopathologic review demonstrates various forms of bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia, highlighting diagnostic challenges and outcomes.

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The aim is to review and analyze clinical characteristics of bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP) cases, including those with rapidly progressive forms.
Reviewed 81 cases initially diagnosed as BOOP with available tissue sections.
Exclusions were made, with revised diagnoses primarily of interstitial pneumonitis/fibrosis for 36 cases.
Classified patients into idiopathic (31), secondary (8), and rapidly progressive BOOP (6).
44.4% of cases were excluded due to revised diagnoses.
70% of idiopathic BOOP cases showed clinical improvement.
Severe interstitial inflammation and septal fibrosis were observed in rapidly progressive BOOP cases.

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Chang et al. (2002) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a209de3301edc9cb1cd2915 https://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2002.17.2.179

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Clinicopathologic review demonstrates various forms of bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia, highlighting diagnostic challenges and outcomes.

Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia:Clinicopathologic Review of a Series of 45 Korean Patients Including Rapidly Progressive form

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