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Transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsy for Diagnosis of Pediatric Interstitial Lung Disease

Authors:	J. T. Srikanta S. Swarna D. S. Shylendra Ravindra Mehta

Affiliation:	1.Apollo Hospitals,Bengaluru,India;2.Manvi Eyes & General Hospital,Deshpande Nagar, Hubballim,India;3.Institute of Pulmonology,Apollo Hospitals,Bengaluru,India

Abstract:	Background Tissue diagnosis of Childhood interstitial lung diseases is of paramount importance to outline management. Case characteristics A 10-year-old boy with prolonged cough, and computed tomography of thorax with features suggestive of primary Langerhans’s cell histiocytosis. Intervention Transbronchial cryobiopsy of lung using flexible cryoprobe, revealed a final diagnosis of Surfactant protein C/ABCA3 deficiency. Message Transbronchial cryobiopsy of the lung can provide adequate lung tissue for a categorical diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases in children.

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