Philippe Camus, M.D.

Dijon, France

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Acute fibrinous organizing pneumonia (AFOP)

(Fr: BOOP aigue). AFOP is a pathologic pattern, which manifests with localized or dense diffuse pulmonary opacities and an OP-pattern with alveolar fibrin balls on pathology. AFOP can cause acute respiratory failure and an ARDS picture. See also under Ic, XVc, XVd and at PMID: 12204055

Publications

Jamous F, Ayaz SZ, Choate J

Acute fibrinous organising pneumonia: a manifestation of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole pulmonary toxicity.

BMJ case reports 2014 Oct 29;2014; — 2014 Oct 29