Interstitial lung disease in infancy: A general approach |
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| Authors: | Erica J Hines Mark Walsh Jane E Armes Tonia Douglas Jasneek Chawla |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Paediatrics, Gold Coast University Hospital, Queensland, Australia;2. Griffith University, School of Medicine, Queensland, Australia;3. Department of Medical Imaging, Lady Cilento Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia;4. Department of Anatomical Pathology, Mater Health Services, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia;5. Mater Research Institute, University of Queensland (MRI‐UQ), South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia;6. Department of Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Lady Cilento Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia;7. Telethon Institute of Child Health Research (TICHR), Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Childhood Interstitial lung disease (chILD) is an umbrella term used to define a broad range of rare, diffuse pulmonary disorders with altered interstitial structure that leads to abnormal gas exchange. Presentation of chILD in infancy can be difficult to differentiate from other common causes of diffuse lung disease. This article aimed at paediatricians provides an overview of interstitial lung disease presenting in infancy and includes key clinical features, a suggested approach to investigation and a summary of management. An overview of three clinical cases has been included to demonstrate the diagnostic approach, characteristic investigation findings and varied clinical outcomes. |
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| Keywords: | childhood interstitial lung disease general paediatrics infancy respiratory |
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