@article {Dentale:June 2005:1573-398X:147, author = "Dentale, Nicola", author = "Poletti, Venerino", author = "Manfredi, Roberto", author = "Chiodo, Francesco", title = "Bronchiolitis Obliterans-Organizing Pneumonia and Related Conditions in Adult Patients", journal = "Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews", volume = "1", year = "June 2005", abstract = "Bronchiolitis obliterans and organizing pneumonia (BOOP) represent complex clinical syndromes expressing a similar morphologic pattern, which are observed in a variety of lung diseases. In this view, the Authors report on the clinical and diagnostic profile, radiological features, laboratory and histopathological findings, and management issues of these broad-spectrum pulmonary disorders. Idiopathic forms, infectious disease-associated features, complications of solid organ transplant recipients and bone marrow recipients, collagen vascular- and bowel inflammatory-related forms, the role of drugs and that of irritating and toxic inhalants, and more infrequent ethiologies (which are able to support a bronchiolitis obliterans-organizing pneumonia and related conditions), all these items are thoroughly discussed on the ground of our own experience in this field, and an updated literature review.", pages = "147-157(11)", url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ben/crmr/2005/00000001/00000002/art00005" doi = "doi:10.2174/1573398054023055" }