Journal of the Bahrain Medical Society
Year 2017, Volume 29, Issue 3, Pages 13-18
https://doi.org/10.26715/jbms.29.3.2017.38aShamaila Dar1*, Manaf Al Qahtani1, Fajer Altamimi1
1Department of Medicine, Bahrain Defence Forces Hospital, P.O. Box-28743, West Riffa, Kingdom of Bahrain.
*Corresponding author
Dr. Shamaila Dar, Department of Medicine, Bahrain Defence Forces Hospital, P.O. Box-28743, West Riffa, Kingdom of Bahrain, Email: shamaila.imran@bdfmedical.org
Received date: December 22, 2016; Accepted date: August 9, 2017; Published date: August 18, 2017
Abstract
The association between the occurrence of influenza and cryptogenic organizing pneumonia is very important in the clinical practice. In this case report, we presented a 58-year-old woman who came to seek medical advice for fever, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. A few days later, she got desaturated and was diagnosed with influenza A. Computed tomography of the chest showed interstitial pneumonitis symptoms. This case study highlights the role of glucocorticoids in improving the outcome of such patient.