A good outcome for a case of chronic pneumonitis of infancy.
Chronic pneumonitis of infancy (CPI) is a very rare interstitial lung disease. Its pathological features differ from other types of interstitial pneumonia that occur in adults and children. The mortality rate of CPI is high, even with treatment. We report a case of a 3 month old girl diagnosed with CPI after an open lung biopsy who improved after proper treatment.
Kim
Jong Min
JM
Department of Pediatrics and Institute of Allergy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Severance Hospital, 250 Seongsanno, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea.
Kwon
Seung Yeon
SY
Kim
Eun Soo
ES
Sohn
Myung Hyun
MH
Kim
Kyu Earn
KE
Kim
Myung Joon
MJ
Cho
Sang-Ho
SH
D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed