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World J Clin Cases. Dec 6, 2018; 6(15): 1053-1058
Published online Dec 6, 2018. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v6.i15.1053
Published online Dec 6, 2018. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v6.i15.1053
Successful steroid treatment for acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia: A case report
Ya-Jing Ning, Pei-Shan Ding, Zhang-Yan Ke, Yan-Bei Zhang, Rong-Yu Liu, Department of Geriatric Respiratory and Critical Care, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230000, Anhui Province, China
Author contributions: Ning YJ, Ding PS and Ke ZY collected clinical data and wrote the paper; Zhang YB and Liu RY helped to design and revise the paper.
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Correspondence to: Rong-Yu Liu, MD, PhD, Chief Doctor, Professor, Department of Geriatric Respiratory and Critical Care, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 218 Jixi Street, Hefei 230000, Anhui Province, China. rongyuliu@163.com
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Received: September 8, 2018
Peer-review started: September 10, 2018
First decision: October 11, 2018
Revised: October 28, 2018
Accepted: October 31, 2018
Article in press: November 1, 2018
Published online: December 6, 2018
Peer-review started: September 10, 2018
First decision: October 11, 2018
Revised: October 28, 2018
Accepted: October 31, 2018
Article in press: November 1, 2018
Published online: December 6, 2018
Core Tip
Core tip: Acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia is a rare histological pattern of acute lung injury. The age of the patients was diverse from infant to elderly, and there is still no specific therapy. Although treatments with steroids combined with immunosuppressants have been reported, none of them showed particular benefit, and these treatments always induce serious side effects, especially in patients of advanced age. We herein report an 81-year-old female patient, who was successfully treated with low-dose steroids, and only experienced some minor side-effects. This case report can add a new treatment choice for this disease.