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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...
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Yonsei University College of Medicine
2007
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2628155/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17963346 http://dx.doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2007.48.5.865 |
Sumario: | 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. |
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