Empiric Treatment of Focal Organizing Pneumonia in a Patient with a Low-Risk Lung Mass

Joint Authors

Alikhan, Mir
Veeraraghavan, Srihari

Source

Case Reports in Pulmonology

Issue

Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-3, 3 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2013-07-30

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

3

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

The authors present a case of a 57-year-old man presenting with a solitary lung mass.

Transbronchial biopsy showed an organizing pneumonia pattern.

A therapeutic trial of corticosteroids resulted in complete resolution avoiding surgery.

The authors discuss the diagnosis of focal organizing pneumonia without surgical resection.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Alikhan, Mir& Veeraraghavan, Srihari. 2013. Empiric Treatment of Focal Organizing Pneumonia in a Patient with a Low-Risk Lung Mass. Case Reports in Pulmonology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-464094

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Alikhan, Mir& Veeraraghavan, Srihari. Empiric Treatment of Focal Organizing Pneumonia in a Patient with a Low-Risk Lung Mass. Case Reports in Pulmonology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-464094

American Medical Association (AMA)

Alikhan, Mir& Veeraraghavan, Srihari. Empiric Treatment of Focal Organizing Pneumonia in a Patient with a Low-Risk Lung Mass. Case Reports in Pulmonology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-464094

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-464094