Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia risk factors
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Manpreet Kaur, MD [2]
Overview
Common risk factors in the development of cryptogenic organizing pneumonia include infectious pneumonia, connective tissue diseases, immunologic diseases and inflammatory bowel disease, organ transplantation, medication use, breast radiation therapy and exposure to the toxin.
Risk Factors
Common risk factors in the development of cryptogenic organizing pneumonia include:[1][2]
- Infectious pneumonia
- Connective tissue diseases
- Immunologic diseases and inflammatory bowel disease
- Organ transplantation
- Medication use
- Breast radiation therapy
- Exposure to the toxin
References
- ↑ “American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society International Multidisciplinary Consensus Classification of the Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias. This joint statement of the American Thoracic Society (ATS), and the European Respiratory Society (ERS) was adopted by the ATS board of directors, June 2001 and by the ERS Executive Committee, June 2001”. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 165 (2): 277–304. January 2002. doi:10.1164/ajrccm.165.2.ats01. PMID 11790668.
- ↑ “Organising pneumonia | Thorax”.
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