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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Cryptogenic Organizing ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... pneumonia, Chronic ... #ILD #diagnosis
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... pneumonia (NSIP), Cryptogenic ... organizing pneumonia ... (COP), Respiratory ... pneumonia: Acute, Chronic
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Chronic diseases ... lobar pneumonia caused ... OP is organizing ... idiopathic it is called cryptogenic ... (COP).
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... masses. ... month history of chronic ... pneumonia (OP) ... #Distribution #Organizing
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Chronic toxicity ... (e.g., chronic ... Exclude other causes ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... LDH • ↑ ESR, CRP