Chronic pneumonitis of infancy: high-resolution CT findings.
Chronic pneumonitis of infancy (CPI) is a very rare entity. We report the chest radiography and high-resolution CT (HRCT) findings in an infant with histopathologically confirmed CPI. The child was admitted for intensive care 18 h after birth and died at 39 days of age. On HRCT there was diffuse ground-glass change, interlobular septal thickening and discrete centrilobular nodules. An accurate diagnosis is crucial for correct management; however, several entities with the same HRCT findings are recognized.
D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed