Open AccessGranulomatous Lymphocytic Interstitial Lung Disease in Infancy
Author(s) -
Adetayo Adeleye,
Margaret M. Kelly,
Nicola Wright,
Weiming Yu,
Mark Anselmo
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
canadian respiratory journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.675
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1916-7245
pISSN - 1198-2241
DOI - 10.1155/2014/904675
Subject(s) - medicine , pathological , interstitial lung disease , lung , lung biopsy , biopsy , respiratory system , granulomatous disease , pathology , disease , lung disease , pediatrics
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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