Table 2.

Potential causes of OP in HCT recipients that are unrelated to GVHD

CausesExample
Infection  
Bacterial Chlamydia pneumoniae, Legionella pneumoniae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae 
Fungi Aspergillus, Cryptococcus neoformans, Pneumocystis jirovecii 
Protozoa Plasmodium vivax, Dirofilaria immitis 
Viral  Adenovirus,46 cytomegalovirus,47-49 human herpesvirus 6,50 parainfluenza virus,46,47,51 rhinovirus,46 respiratory syncytial virus5  
Inhalation injury  
Aspiration Aspiration of gastric content 
Toxic chemical or substance Electronic nicotine delivery systems with adulterated products 
Drug toxicity   
Antimicrobial Amphotericin, cephalosporins, nitrofurantoin 
Antiepileptics Carbamazepine, phenytoin 
Cardiovascular drug Amiodarone, β-adrenergic blockers 
Immunotherapy Bleomycin, cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, trastuzumab 
Autoimmune diseases  
Connective tissue disease Rheumatoid arthritis, systemic sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus 
Inflammatory bowel disease Ulcerative colitis, Crohn disease 
Thyroiditis  
Vasculitis Granulomatosis with polyangiitis 
Malignancy  
Hematological Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma 
Lung cancer Squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma 
Miscellaneous Chest radiation, lung infarct 
CausesExample
Infection  
Bacterial Chlamydia pneumoniae, Legionella pneumoniae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae 
Fungi Aspergillus, Cryptococcus neoformans, Pneumocystis jirovecii 
Protozoa Plasmodium vivax, Dirofilaria immitis 
Viral  Adenovirus,46 cytomegalovirus,47-49 human herpesvirus 6,50 parainfluenza virus,46,47,51 rhinovirus,46 respiratory syncytial virus5  
Inhalation injury  
Aspiration Aspiration of gastric content 
Toxic chemical or substance Electronic nicotine delivery systems with adulterated products 
Drug toxicity   
Antimicrobial Amphotericin, cephalosporins, nitrofurantoin 
Antiepileptics Carbamazepine, phenytoin 
Cardiovascular drug Amiodarone, β-adrenergic blockers 
Immunotherapy Bleomycin, cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, trastuzumab 
Autoimmune diseases  
Connective tissue disease Rheumatoid arthritis, systemic sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus 
Inflammatory bowel disease Ulcerative colitis, Crohn disease 
Thyroiditis  
Vasculitis Granulomatosis with polyangiitis 
Malignancy  
Hematological Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma 
Lung cancer Squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma 
Miscellaneous Chest radiation, lung infarct 

List of virus-induced OPs in HCT populations reported in literature.

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