Current approaches in the diagnosis and treatment of organizing pneumonia

Year 2025, Volume: 7 Issue: 1, 89 - 93, 10.01.2025

Maşide Arı

https://doi.org/10.38053/acmj.1599119

Abstract

Organizing pneumonia (OP), is a rare yet well-defined form of interstitial lung disease. The condition can be idiopathic, termed cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP), or secondary to various causes, including infections, connective tissue diseases, medications, and malignancies. OP typically presents with nonspecific symptoms such as cough, dyspnea, fever, and weight loss, often mimicking other respiratory conditions like pneumonia or interstitial lung diseases. Radiological findings are varied but commonly include bilateral, patchy consolidations or ground-glass opacities with preserved lung volumes. Diagnosis often requires high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) and may be confirmed by lung biopsy when clinical and imaging findings are inconclusive. Laboratory studies and bronchoalveolar lavage can aid in excluding alternative diagnoses. Glucocorticoids remain the mainstay of treatment, with most patients responding well to therapy. This review explores current advances in the diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and management of OP, emphasizing the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to optimize patient outcomes.

Keywords

Organizing pneumonia, cryptogenic organizing pneumonia, interstitial lung disease, glucocorticoid therapy

Organize pnömoni tanısı ve tedavisinde güncel yaklaşımlar

Abstract

Organize pnömoni (OP), nadir görülen ancak iyi tanımlanmış bir interstisyel akciğer hastalığı türüdür. Durum, kriptojenik organize pnömoni (COP) olarak adlandırılan idiyopatik veya enfeksiyonlar, bağ dokusu hastalıkları, ilaçlar ve maligniteler dahil olmak üzere çeşitli nedenlere bağlı olabilir. OP tipik olarak öksürük, dispne, ateş ve kilo kaybı gibi spesifik olmayan semptomlarla ortaya çıkar ve sıklıkla pnömoni veya interstisyel akciğer hastalıkları gibi diğer solunum yolu rahatsızlıklarını taklit eder. Radyolojik bulgular çeşitlidir ancak genellikle bilateral, yamalı konsolidasyonlar veya korunmuş akciğer hacimleriyle buzlu cam opasiteleri içerir. Tanı genellikle yüksek çözünürlüklü bilgisayarlı tomografi (HRCT) gerektirir ve klinik ve görüntüleme bulguları kesin olmadığında akciğer biyopsisi ile doğrulanabilir. Laboratuvar çalışmaları ve bronkoalveolar lavaj alternatif tanıları dışlamaya yardımcı olabilir. Glukokortikoidler tedavinin temelini oluşturmaya devam etmektedir ve çoğu hasta tedaviye iyi yanıt vermektedir.
Bu derlemede OP tanısı, ayırıcı tanısı ve tedavisindeki güncel gelişmeler incelenmekte ve hasta sonuçlarını iyileştirmek için multidisipliner yaklaşımın önemi vurgulanmaktadır.

Keywords

organize pnömoni, kriptojenik organize pnömoni, intestinal akciğer hastalığı, glukokortikoid tedavi

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