Acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia in a patient with Sjogren’s syndrome

Acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia (AFOP) is a histological pattern characterized by intra-alveolar fibrin deposition and associated organizing pneumonia. AFOP has been associated with many rheumatologic disorders in the literature but has not been described in association with Sjogren's...

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Autores principales: Fasanya, Adebayo, Gandhi, Viral, DiCarlo, Christina, Thirumala, Raghukumar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5121161/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27896062
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2016.11.010
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Sumario:Acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia (AFOP) is a histological pattern characterized by intra-alveolar fibrin deposition and associated organizing pneumonia. AFOP has been associated with many rheumatologic disorders in the literature but has not been described in association with Sjogren's syndrome. This paper shows a rare association of AFOP with Sjogren's syndrome. Patient's symptoms promptly improved after treatment with steroid.

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