Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia secondary prevention

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

Effective measures for the secondary prevention of cryptogenic organizing pneumonia include educating the patient about the need for early treatment to prevent long term disabling bronchiolitis obliterans and interstitial fibrosis.

• Effective measures for the secondary prevention of cryptogenic organizing pneumonia include:
  • For occupational and environmental cryptogenic organizing pneumonia, patients should be informed about the causative agent and appropriate preventive measures.
  • For recurrent disease, the patient should be educated about the need for early treatment of cryptogenic organizing pneumonia which will prevents long-term disabling bronchiolitis obliterans and interstitial fibrosis.^[1][2]