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DOID:0050157 - cryptogenic organizing pneumonia


Disease Ontology Definition:An idiopathic interstitial pneumonia characterized by lung inflammation and scarring that obstructs the small airways and air sacs of the lungs (alveoli). A flu-like illness, with a cough, fever, a feeling of illness (malaise), fatigue, and weight loss, heralds the onset in about 50% of people. Frequent presence of crackling sounds (called Velcro crackles) when the doctor listens with a stethoscope.

Synonyms: BOOP, Cryptogenic organising pneumonitis, Cryptogenic organizing pneumonitis, bronchiolitis obliterans organising pneumonia, bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia, cryptogenic organising pneumonia, idiopathic bronchiolitis obliterans with organising pneumonia, idiopathic bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia,

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Other Model Organisms: AGR, MGI, ZFIN, FlyBase, WormBase, RGD

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Parent(s): idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (is_a)