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.^{_Thorax-1|[1]_Thorax2-2|[2]}