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18018757

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-11-16
pubmed:abstractText
A 63-year-old woman experienced progressive respiratory distress and psoriatic plaques. The radiographic images showed diffuse interstitial infiltrates. The surgical open lung biopsy revealed an obliteration of the alveolar spaces by plugs of connective tissue distributed within the terminal bronchioles, alveolar ducts and spaces. No relevant cause was determined, and she was diagnosed with idiopathic organising pneumonia. The patient was discharged with oral glucocorticosteroid and supplemental oxygen therapy. One month later, the patient's pulmonary status had progressively worsened, and she was re-admitted. She required higher oxygen concentrations and mechanical ventilation. Pharmacological therapy included high-dose steroids and cyclophosphamide. Serological assays revealed high antibodies titers (both IgM and IgG) to cytomegalovirus. Therefore, ganciclovir was added to the regimen. Despite the therapy, she died as a result of the disease. The review of the current literature on the topic is also presented.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1122-0643
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
67
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
165-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Rapidly progressive organising pneumonia associated with cytomegalovirus infection in a patient with psoriasis.
pubmed:affiliation
Dipartimento di Medicina, Pneumologia, Fisiologia e Nutrizione Umana, University of Palermo, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports