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ArticleBMC pulmonary medicine2017

A case of herbicide-induced acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia?

Shengsong Chen, Hong Zhou, Lingling Yu, Bo Tong, Zuke Xiao, Sisi Fan

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Article in BMC pulmonary medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Shengsong ChenDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital, No.92 Aiguo Road, Nanchang, 330006, China.
Hong ZhouDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital, No.92 Aiguo Road, Nanchang, 330006, China.
Lingling YuDepartment of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No.1 Minde Road, Nanchang, 330006, China.
Bo TongDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital, No.92 Aiguo Road, Nanchang, 330006, China. tongbojxpph@163.com.
Zuke XiaoDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital, No.92 Aiguo Road, Nanchang, 330006, China.
Sisi FanDepartment of Pathology, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital, No.92 Aiguo Road, Nanchang, 330006, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo improve the understanding of acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia (AFOP), we present one case of AFOP proven by percutaneous lung biopsy along with clinical features, chest imaging and pathology. CASE PRESENTATION: A 50-year-old man was admitted to our department after he was given empiric therapy for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The clinical symptoms of the patient were dry cough, chills, night sweats and high fevers. Chest computed tomography (CT) scan showed a high-density shadow in the right lung lobe, similar to lobular pneumonia. The patient was preliminarily diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia; however, antibacterial treatment was ineffective. To confirm the diagnosis, we performed bronchoscopy and percutaneous lung biopsy; pathology was consistent with AFOP. After he was treated with glucocorticoids, the patient's symptoms were relieved, and the shadow seen on imaging dissipated during the follow-up period.

conclusionsAFOP is a rare histopathological diagnosis that can be easily misdiagnosed. Clinicians need to consider the possibility of AFOP in the case of invalid antibacterial therapy.

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BronchoscopyCoughDiagnosis, DifferentialGlucocorticoidsGlycineGlyphosateHerbicidesHumansLungMaleMiddle AgedPneumoniaTomography, X-Ray ComputedGlucocorticoidsGlycineGlyphosateHerbicidesAFOPCTPathology

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PMID29237431
PMCPMC5729453

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