A Case of Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia from Epstein-Barr Virus.

Na, Hyoung Jung; Kim, Sueng Up; Kim, Do Hyun; Nam, Dong Hyug; Lee, Sun Min; Kim, Chong Ju; Kie, Jeong Hae; Hong, Yong Kug

doi:2007.62.1.51

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 62(1); 2007 > Article

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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2007;62(1):51-55.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2007.62.1.51 Published online January 1, 2007.

A Case of Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia from Epstein-Barr Virus.

Hyoung Jung Na, Sueng Up Kim, Do Hyun Kim, Dong Hyug Nam, Sun Min Lee, Chong Ju Kim, Jeong Hae Kie, Yong Kug Hong

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kom2d@netsgo.com
²Department of Internal Medicine and Pathology, National Health Iinsurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital, Koyang, Korea.
³Department of Radiology, National Health Iinsurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital, Koyang, Korea.

Abstract

In the average adult with a normal immune state, Epstein-Barr virus pneumonia is very rare, especially in the form of interstitial lung disease. According to recent studies, the Epstein-Barr virus is also associated with lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia, AIDS and Langerhans cell histiocytosis, but not with sarcoidosis. BOOP is caused by lung injury due to an infection or drug intoxication, and is related to connective tissue disease or bone marrow transplantation, but is sometimes idiopathic. We experienced a patient with symptoms and signs of interstitial lung disease, with confirmed BOOP and EBV ingection from an open lung biopsy and serologic examination, respectively Herein, this case is reported, with a review of the literature.

Key Words: Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia, Epstein-barr virus