Chronic pneumonitis of infancy.
Chronic pneumonitis of infancy (CPI) is a very rare lung disease in infants and young children. We report a 33-day-old infant with CPI, focusing on the radiologic aspects of the disease. Chest radiographs showed variable and non-specific appearances including ground-glass shadowing, consolidation, volume loss, and hyperinflation. Dense alveolar opacities progressed as CPI advanced. The radiologic features of our case reflected pathologic changes.
Abe
Katsumi
K
Department of Radiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital, 3-18-22 Honkomagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8677, Japan. k.abe-k@komagome-hospital.bunkyo.tokyo.jp
Kamata
Noriko
N
Okazaki
Eiwa
E
Moriyama
Sachiko
S
Funata
Nobuaki
N
Takita
Junko
J
Yamada
Hideo
H
Takayama
Naohide
N
D001344:Autopsy; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement
D002097:C-Reactive Protein