Acute Fibrinous and Organizing Pneumonia After Lung Transplant
Acute Fibrinous and Organizing Pneumonia After Lung Transplant
Concluding, for the first time proof is given that viral agents at least of the myxovirus family - here influenza A/H1N1 - can induce pure often fatal AFOP. Consequently, AFOP in the setting of viral pneumonia must be taken into account especially in immunocompromised patients as successful treatment with a combination of corticosteroids and mycophenolate-mofetil has recently been reported.
Conclusion
Concluding, for the first time proof is given that viral agents at least of the myxovirus family - here influenza A/H1N1 - can induce pure often fatal AFOP. Consequently, AFOP in the setting of viral pneumonia must be taken into account especially in immunocompromised patients as successful treatment with a combination of corticosteroids and mycophenolate-mofetil has recently been reported.
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