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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Manpreet Kaur, MD [2]
Overview
Patients with cryptogenic organizing pneumonia may have a positive history of connective tissue diseases, drug intake, malignancy and other interstitial lung disease. Common symptoms are dry cough, shortness of breath, fever, fatigue and weight loss. Less common symptoms are hemoptysis, chest pain and night sweats.
History and Symptoms
History
Patients with cryptogenic organizing pneumonia may have a positive history of:[1][2]
- Connective tissue diseases
- Drugs intake e.g, Acebutolol, Amiodarone, Amphotericin B, Atorvastatin, Azacytidine, Azathioprine.
- History of malignancy
- History of other interstitial lung disease
Common Symptoms
Common symptoms of cryptogenic organizing pneumonia include:[3][4]
- Continuous dry cough
- Shortness of breath
- Fever
- Generalized fatigue
- Significant Weight loss
Less Common Symptoms
Less common symptoms of cryptogenic organizing pneumonia include:
References
- ↑ Alasaly K, Muller N, Ostrow DN, Champion P, FitzGerald JM (July 1995). "Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia. A report of 25 cases and a review of the literature". Medicine (Baltimore). 74 (4): 201–11. PMID 7623655.
- ↑ Yoo JW, Song JW, Jang SJ, Lee CK, Kim MY, Lee HK, Jegal Y, Kim DS (May 2011). "Comparison between cryptogenic organizing pneumonia and connective tissue disease-related organizing pneumonia". Rheumatology (Oxford). 50 (5): 932–8. doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keq410. PMID 21169342.
- ↑ Henkler G, Klotzbach M, Koch H, Müller W, Richter J (October 1979). "[Progress in the area of drug development. 12]". Pharmazie (in German). 34 (10): 609–34. PMID 396533.
- ↑ Lazor R, Vandevenne A, Pelletier A, Leclerc P, Court-Fortune I, Cordier JF (August 2000). "Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia. Characteristics of relapses in a series of 48 patients. The Groupe d'Etudes et de Recherche sur les Maladles "Orphelines" Pulmonaires (GERM"O"P)". Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 162 (2 Pt 1): 571–7. doi:10.1164/ajrccm.162.2.9909015. PMID 10934089.