Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease

Díaz, Rubén; Bowman, C. Michael

doi:10.1055/s-2007-1006209

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“…Because these symptoms overlap those seen in many more common conditions, the first step in diagnostic evaluation is to exclude more common causes of diffuse lung disease (i.e. cystic fibrosis, immunodeficiency, congenital heart disease, pulmonary infection, primary ciliary dyskinesia, and recurrent aspiration) [5] . The present study aimed to evaluate interstitial lung disease in children.…”

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Evaluation of cases of interstitial lung disease in children

Kumar¹

2018

Int. J. Paediatrics Geriatrics

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Background:The term childhood interstitial lung disease encompasses a broad group of pulmonary disorders. The present study aimed to evaluate interstitial lung disease in children. Materials & Methods:The present study was conducted on 78 children age ranged 4-10 years.Patients were divided into two major groups -'definite ILD' and 'possible ILD' based on their clinical features, results of noninvasive tests such as X-ray and HRCT, and results of invasive tests like bronchoscopy and biopsy. In all patients, clinical feature were recorded. Results: 42 had definite ILD and 36 had possible ILD. Common clinical features were cough seen in 63 followed by hemoptysis in 41, pallor in 29, clubbing in 28, dyspnea in 26, crepitus and murmur in 7 each. The difference between definite ILD and possible ILD was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Among ILD, definite ILD was seen in 42 and possible ILD in 36. Common clinical features were cough, hemoptysis, pallor, clubbing, dyspnea, crepitus and murmur.

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