Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine
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Semin Respir Crit Care Med
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Bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia (BOOP) is a pathological syndrome common to a variety of pulmonary inflammatory disorders. It is defined by the presence of buds of granulation tissue consisting of fibroblasts and collagen within the lumen of the distal airspaces. ⋯ Other imaging presentations consist of diffuse infiltrative opacities or focal pneumonia. Improvement with corticosteroids is usually spectacular, but relapses are common after stopping or while reducing treatment.