The Myelodysplastic Syndrome and Bronchiolitis Obliterans
Authors: Michael F. Tenholder, Gregory L. Becker, Manuel I. Cervoni
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1990)

Letters and Corrections1 May 1990The Myelodysplastic Syndrome and Bronchiolitis ObliteransMichael F. Tenholder, MD, Gregory L. Becker, MD, Manuel I. Cervoni, MDMichael F. Tenholder, MD, Gregory L. Becker, MD, Manuel I. Cervoni, MDAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-112-9-714 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the Editor:We have identified bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia as a cause of refractory hypoxemia, infiltrates, and relentless fever in a patient with the myelodysplastic syndrome. A 58-year-old white man with a 40-pack-year smoking history presented with a 6-week history of fever, productive cough, dyspnea, and a weight loss of 4 kg. He also had pancytopenia. The total leukocyte count was 2700/mm3; the hemoglobin, 10.0 g/dL; and the platelet count, 73 x 103/ mm3. A bone marrow biopsy specimen showed refractory anemia with excess blasts—a myelodysplastic syndrome. Physical examination showed the following: blood pressure, 125/65 mm Hg; pulse...References1. EplerColbyMcLoudCarringtonGaensler GTTCE. Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia. N Engl J Med. 1985; 312:152-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. BartterIrwinNashBalikianHollingsworth TRGJH. Idiopathic bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia with peripheral infiltrates on chest roentgenogram. Arch Intern Med. 1989;149:273-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Guerry-ForceMullerWright MNJ. A comparison of bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia, usual interstitial pneumonia, and small airways disease. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1987; 135:705-12. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited BySystemic Pulmonary Events Associated with Myelodysplastic Syndromes: A Retrospective Multicentre StudyComplete resolution of steroid-resistant organizing pneumonia associated with myelodysplastic syndrome following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantationBronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia in renal transplant patientsAcute Lung InjuryObliterative bronchiolitis in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome before bone marrow transplantationBronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia after rituximab therapy for non-Hodgkin's lymphomaBronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia following chlorambucil treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemiaFulminant bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia following 2 d of treatment with hydroxyurea, interferon- α and oral cytarabine ocfosfate for chronic myelogenous leukemiaAssociation between acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease and bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia in recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplantsOrganizing pneumonia adjacent to lung cancerBronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia in a patient with chronic myelogenous leukemia developing after initiation of interferon and cytosine arabinosideRecurrent, Self-Limited, Menstrual-Associated Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing PneumoniaBronchiolitis obliterans with organising pneumonia: outcome.Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia A Report of 25 Cases and a Review of the LiteratureCRYPTOGENIC ORGANIZING PNEUMONITISBronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia: Definition and Clinical FeaturesBronchiolitis with LeukemiaGerman R. Stemmelin, MD, Jorge Bernaciak, MD, José G. Casas, MD 1 May 1990Volume 112, Issue 9Page: 714-715KeywordsBronchiolitisDyspneaFeversHeart rateHemoglobinHypoxiaMyelodysplastic syndromesPlateletsPneumoniaWeight loss Issue Published: 1 May 1990 PDF DownloadLoading ...