Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia
"Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An interstitial lung disease of unknown etiology, occurring between 21-80 years of age. It is characterized by a dramatic onset of a "pneumonia-like" illness with cough, fever, malaise, fatigue, and weight loss. Pathological features include prominent interstitial inflammation without collagen fibrosis, diffuse fibroblastic foci, and no microscopic honeycomb change. There is excessive proliferation of granulation tissue within small airways and alveolar ducts.
| Descriptor ID |
D018549
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.127.446.135.140.200 C08.381.483.487.249 C08.381.495.146.135.140.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia- Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia
- Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonias
- Organizing Pneumonia, Cryptogenic
- Organizing Pneumonias, Cryptogenic
- Pneumonia, Cryptogenic Organizing
- Pneumonias, Cryptogenic Organizing
- BOOP
- Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia
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