Childhood cystic lung diseases – A pictorial review

Abstract

Cystic changes in the lungs in neonatal age group as well as children are commonly encountered in day-to-day practice of paediatric chest imaging. It is therefore important to know the patterns of cystic disease, many of which are classical with definitive treatment options, to enable appropriate clinical care. This article briefly reviews the common conditions presented in our patient population with cystic changes in the lungs. The lesions have be classified as Congenital or autoimmune and Acquired conditions. The acquired lesions are largely infective in nature and represent a wide variety of infectious conditions.