title: Nontuberculous pulmonary cavitary diseases of childhood.
abstract: We describe the demographic, clinic and radiologic features of nontuberculous cavitary pulmonary diseases in 42 patients with a mean age of 91.1±6.8 months. Infectious etiology was the most common cause (64%), including necrotizing pneumonia (n=15), ruptured hydatid cyst (n=5), lung abscess (n=5) and fungal infection (n=2). Other causes were bronchiectasis, congenital anomalies, foreign body aspiration, sarcoidosis and tumor.
authors.affiliation: From the *Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics; †Department of Pediatrics, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul; ‡Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Mersin Children's Hospital, Mersin; §Division of Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, Department of Pediatrics; ¶Department of Radiology; and ‖Department of Chest Surgery, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cakir
authors.forename: Ahmet Hakan
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Gedik
authors.forename: Engin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ari
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: Fatma Betul
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Cakir
authors.forename: Selcuk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uzuner
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bilgin
authors.forename: Sedat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ziyade
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies