RT Book, Section
A1 Rama, Jennifer A.
A1 Fan, Leland L.
A2 Rudolph, Colin D.
A2 Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2 Lister, George E.
A2 First, Lewis R.
A2 Gershon, Anne A.
SR Print(0)
ID 7051938
T1 Chapter 515. Interstitial Lung Disease
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-149723-7
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7051938
RD 2024/10/15
AB Childhood  interstitial  lung  disease  (ChILD)  comprises  a  heterogeneous  group  of  chronic  pulmonary  disorders,  characterized  by  diffuse  parenchymal  infiltrates  and  impaired  gas  exchange,  often  leading  to  hypoxemia.  Delineation  of  a  ChILD  classification  scheme  is  complicated,  because  many  disorders  that  could  be  included  in  the  schema  also  involve  the  airways  and  air  spaces,  more  than  the  interstitium.  The  term  ChILD  syndrome  may  be  more  appropriate,  since  patients  with  these  disorders  share  common  symptoms,  physical  findings,  and  radiologic  abnormalities  (see  Table  515-1).1,2  In  the  past  few  years,  specific  entities  presenting  in  this  manner  that  are  unique  to  children,  including  inborn  errors  of  surfactant  metabolism,  have  been  recognized.1  This  chapter  provides  an  overview  of  ChILD  with  a  focus  on  these  recent  developments.2  Although  no  classification  scheme  is  ideal,  a  list  of  ChILD  disorders  is  given  in  Table  515-1.  It  is  not  possible  to  discuss  each  entity  in  detail,  but  some  of  these  disorders  deserve  emphasis.