Cryptogenic organizing Pneumonia

 

Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP)

Introduction:

It is the type of inferential lung disease, which causes inflammation in our air sacs and lungs, in the previous it is called as bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia, Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia is often occurs such as flu-like-poor health, it can affect to any person, most people that occur COP is contain the risk of heart disease. 

Causative agent:

Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia is the caused by organized pneumonia such as viral infections, toxic gases, medications, gastro esophagus reflux, radiation therapy and connective tissue disorder, the conditions which is linked with cryptogenic pneumonia include such as:

1) Lymphatic system cancer

2) Lung cancer

3) Red blood cell cancer  

Symptoms: 

Symptoms of Cryptogenic pneumonia contain few weeks or months, it also appears like flu, most of the people contain symptoms such as:

1) Conciseness of breath

2) Dry cough

3) Weight loss  

If this type of disease is move ahead, the shortness of breath is occurred when your are at rest, you contain this type of symptoms like:

1) Chest pain

2) Joint pain

3) Night sweats 

4) Coughing up blood 

Diagnosis:

Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia is diagnosed by physical exam, other tests and contains pulmonary functioning test, other conditions contain similar symptoms such as:

1) Secondary organizing pneumonia (  due to infection  , medications)

2)  Bacteria  , Fungal or viral pneumonia,

3) Chronic lung diseases

It contains many tests used to diagnose the cryptogenic organizing pneumonia.

1) Chest-X- Ray:

This test is used to make the image of your lungs, this image is too helped out the diagnosis of Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia.  

2) High resolution CT (computed tomography) scan (HRCT):

This test is used to takes multiple X-rays of your chest to observe the lungs and inflammation that is caused by COP.  

3) Bronchoscopy with Broncho alveolar lavage ( BAL): 

This test contains sterile saline solution by a thin tube through light and camera on the end, in this test in which we collect sample fluid from your lungs.

4) Lung biopsy:

In this test used to removes a lung tissue, sometimes   it used as surgical test to detect more lung tissue.

5) Pulmonary function testing:

In this test used to that how well your lungs work.  

Treatment:

COP is treated by corticosteroids, such as prednisone, which takes medication time about 3 to 6 months at higher doses, Cy toxic medications like cyclophosphamide is used for the treatment of COP, Macrolide which contain 14-to-15-member ring structure is used for the treatment of patient of mild COP.