Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia history and symptoms

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Manpreet Kaur, MD [2]

Patients with cryptogenic organizing pneumonia may have a positive history of connective tissue diseases, drug intake, malignancy and other interstitial lung disease. Common symptoms are dry cough, shortness of breath, fever, fatigue and weight loss. Less common symptoms are hemoptysis, chest pain and night sweats.

Patients with cryptogenic organizing pneumonia may have a positive history of:^[1][2]

• Connective tissue diseases
• Drugs intake e.g, Acebutolol, Amiodarone, Amphotericin B, Atorvastatin, Azacytidine, Azathioprine.
• History of malignancy
• History of other interstitial lung disease

Common symptoms of cryptogenic organizing pneumonia include:^[3][4]

• Continuous dry cough
• Shortness of breath
• Fever
• Generalized fatigue
• Significant Weight loss

Less common symptoms of cryptogenic organizing pneumonia include:

• Hemoptysis
• Chest pain
• Night sweats