Diseases

Organizing Pneumonia

Any obstructive lung disease characterized by consolidated formation of GRANULATION TISSUE polyps within ALVEOLAR DUCTS AND ALVEOLI. It is classified as either primary (cryptogenic organizing pneumonia) or secondary organizing pneumonia. Secondary organizing pneumonia after transplantation is called bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome.

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Abstract

Any obstructive lung disease characterized by consolidated formation of GRANULATION TISSUE polyps within ALVEOLAR DUCTS AND ALVEOLI. It is classified as either primary (cryptogenic organizing pneumonia) or secondary organizing pneumonia. Secondary organizing pneumonia after transplantation is called bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome.

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6 entry terms
  • Organizing Pneumonias
  • Pneumonia, Organizing
  • Secondary Organizing Pneumonia
  • Organizing Pneumonia, Secondary
  • Pneumonia, Secondary Organizing
  • Secondary Organizing Pneumonias

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2023

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Previous Indexing

  • Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (1995-2022)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Organizing Pneumonia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000092124. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000092124
  2. Organizing Pneumonia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116561340