cryptogenic organizing pneumonia

An idiopathic interstitial pneumonia characterized by lung inflammation and scarring that obstructs the small airways and air sacs of the lungs (alveoli). A flu-like illness, with a cough, fever, a feeling of illness (malaise), fatigue, and weight loss, herald

An idiopathic interstitial pneumonia characterized by lung inflammation and scarring that obstructs the small airways and air sacs of the lungs (alveoli). A flu-like illness, with a cough, fever, a feeling of illness (malaise), fatigue, and weight loss, heralds the onset in about 50% of people. Frequent presence of crackling sounds (called Velcro crackles) when the doctor listens with a stethoscope.

Also known as: BOOP; Cryptogenic organising pneumonitis; Cryptogenic organizing pneumonitis; bronchiolitis obliterans organising pneumonia; bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia