title: Follicular bronchiolitis associated with lung abscess in an eight-year-old girl.
abstract: Hemoptysis as a result of pulmonary or bronchial pathologies is a rare but potentially serious problem in childhood. The presented case is an eight-year-old previously healthy girl who was admitted to the emergency department because of recurrent hemoptysis. Because high resolution computerized tomography (HRCT) showed an abscess cavity, antibiotic therapy was continued about six weeks. Lobectomy was done when massive hemoptysis recurred. Histopathological examination revealed follicular bronchiolitis, which is a very rare entity, particularly in childhood. Although HRCT imaging is of great value in the diagnosis of this disease, in our case it failed to show any evidence of follicular bronchiolitis. In conclusion, the definitive diagnosis of follicular bronchiolitis always requires histopathologic examination of open lung biopsy.
authors: Departments of Pediatric Allergy, Dokuz Eylul Universit, Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
authors: Nevin
authors: N
authors: Uzuner
authors: Arzu
authors: A
authors: Babayiğit
authors: Duygu
authors: D
authors: Olmez
authors: Ozkan
authors: O
authors: Karaman
authors: Erdener
authors: E
authors: Ozer
authors: Demet
authors: D
authors: Can
authors: Handan
authors: H
authors: Cakmakçi
authors: Ahmet
authors: A
authors: Onen
authors: Aydanur
authors: A
authors: Kargi
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001988:Bronchiolitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011859:Radiography; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D013256:Steroids