Are lung biopsy and steroid treatment mandatory for cryptogenic organizing pneumonia with typical radiographic presentation such as ²reversed halo sign² on CT-scan?

B. Godbert, C. Clément-Duchêne, A. D. Paoli, S. Corhut, D. Braun, D. Régent, Y. Martinet (Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, Briey, France)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Miscellaneous aspects of interstitial lung disease
Session: Miscellaneous aspects of interstitial lung disease
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 249
Disease area: Interstitial lung diseases

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