Signo del halo invertido como manifestación inhabitual de neumonía organizada criptogénica: reporte de un caso
Reversed halo sign as an unusual manifestation of cryptogenic organized pneumonia: report of one case
Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (5), 2019
Publication year: 2019
We report a 64 years old female admitted with fever, cough, dyspnea and lung opacities in the chest X ray. A chest tomography scan (CTS) showed multiple-bilateral ring-shaped opacities and the reversed halo sign (RHS). The patient did not improve with antimicrobial therapy (AT). Infection and rheumatologic causes were excluded, therefore Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP) was suspected with compatible percutaneous biopsy. Systemic steroids were started with a good clinical response. The patient was discharged four weeks after admission in good general conditions and practically no lungs opacities.
Neumonía en Organización Criptogénica/diagnóstico por imagen, Neumonía en Organización Criptogénica/patología, Biopsia, Neumonía en Organización Criptogénica/tratamiento farmacológico, Glucocorticoides/uso terapéutico, Pulmón/diagnóstico por imagen, Pulmón/patología, Prednisona/uso terapéutico, Radiografía Torácica, Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X