Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organising Pneumonia (BOOP) in an infant

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Published: Jan 31, 1995
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21315/

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BS Quah
Department of Paediatrics, Department of Radiology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
N Zainal
Department of Paediatrics, Department of Radiology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
AR Mohamad
Department of Paediatrics, Department of Radiology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

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A 4-month old Malay girl with an acute history of fever and cough was admitted because of sudden development of subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomedoastinum. The baby showed initial clinical improvement with antibiotics but remain in respiratory distress and oxygen dependent. Serial chest X-rays showed persistent nodular and interstitial opacities. Various investigations done did not show any specific cause. With a clinical diagnosis of bronchiolitis obliterans organising specific cause. With a clinical diagnosis of bronchiolitis obliterans organising pneumonia (BOOP) steroids was started with dramatic clinical improvement.

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BS Quah, N Zainal, AR Mohamad. Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organising Pneumonia (BOOP) in an infant. Malays J Med Sci [Internet]. 1995 Jan. 31 [cited 2026 Sep. 25];2(1):100-3. Available from: https://ejournal.usm.my/mjms/article/view/mjms_vol2-no1-1995_22
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