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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Cryptogenic Organizing ... Pneumonia (COP) ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Pulmonary lymphoma, Diffuse ... #ILD #diagnosis
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
caused by streptococcus ... pneumonia (OP) ... OP is organizing ... idiopathic it is called cryptogenic ... (COP).
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... (NSIP), Cryptogenic ... organizing pneumonia ... (COP), Respiratory ... differential #pulmonary #causes
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
in the former case ... pneumonia, but ... Radiology #CTChest #COP ... #Cryptogenic #Organizing ... #Pneumonia #ILD
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
, organizing pneumonia ... interstitial pneumonitis, organizing ... • Patchy or diffuse ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... LDH • ↑ ESR, CRP