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Area of Science:

  • Pulmonology
  • Pathology

Background:

  • Persistent infiltrative lung abnormalities on chest X-rays can pose diagnostic challenges.
  • Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP) is a pathological-anatomical entity often presenting with non-specific pulmonary symptoms.

Observation:

  • Two patients, a 63-year-old woman and a 64-year-old man, presented with pulmonary complaints and persistent infiltrative lung abnormalities.
  • Initial diagnostic analyses were inconclusive; however, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) biopsies revealed BOOP.
  • One patient had rapidly progressive BOOP unresponsive to antibiotics, while the other developed BOOP secondary to rheumatoid arthritis.

Findings:

  • BOOP is a nonspecific excessive repair response to various stimuli including infections, drugs, and autoimmune diseases, or can be idiopathic.
  • High-resolution CT scans aid in differentiating BOOP from other interstitial lung diseases.
  • Open lung biopsy via VATS is crucial for definitive BOOP diagnosis.

Implications:

  • BOOP requires consideration in the differential diagnosis of persistent infiltrative lung disease.
  • Treatment with high-dose oral corticosteroids (e.g., prednisone 1 mg/kg/day) is effective.
  • Adequate and timely treatment of BOOP generally leads to a favorable prognosis.