Granulomatous lymphocytic interstitial lung disease in infancy

Granulomatous lymphocytic interstitial lung disease in infancy

The authors report a case involving a child with chronic respiratory symptoms, who did not respond to conventional treatment. Low serum immunoglobin levels and pathological findings on lung biopsy revealed an unusual diagnosis for his age group. A specific treatment led to clinical improvement.

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Veröffentlicht in:Canadian respiratory journal 2014-01, Vol.21 (1), p.20-22
Hauptverfasser: Adeleye, Adetayo, Kelly, Magaret, Wright, Nicola Am, Yu, Weiming, Anselmo, Mark A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biopsy
Clinico-Pathologic Conferences
Granuloma - diagnostic imaging
Granuloma - pathology
Humans
Infant
Lung - diagnostic imaging
Lung - pathology
Lung Diseases, Interstitial - diagnostic imaging
Lung Diseases, Interstitial - pathology
Lymphocytes - pathology
Male
Radiography
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Zusammenfassung:The authors report a case involving a child with chronic respiratory symptoms, who did not respond to conventional treatment. Low serum immunoglobin levels and pathological findings on lung biopsy revealed an unusual diagnosis for his age group. A specific treatment led to clinical improvement.
ISSN:1198-2241
1916-7245
DOI:10.1155/2014/904675