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

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...

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Published in:Case Reports in Pulmonology
Main Authors: Mir Alikhan, Srihari Veeraraghavan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/340202