title: Chronic pneumonitis of infancy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Katsumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Noriko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kamata
authors.forename: Eiwa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Okazaki
authors.forename: Sachiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moriyama
authors.forename: Nobuaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Funata
authors.forename: Junko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Takita
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Naohide
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takayama
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D002097:C-Reactive Protein