Open AccessModern problems of interstitial lung diseases in children
Author(s) -
Ю. Л. Мизерницкий,
Н. С. Лев
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
rossijskij vestnik perinatologii i pediatrii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.139
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2500-2228
pISSN - 1027-4065
DOI - 10.21508/1027-4065-2021-66-3-5-11
Subject(s) - medicine , lung transplantation , intensive care medicine , lung , pulmonology , interstitial lung disease , idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis , pulmonary fibrosis , respiratory failure
Interstitial lung diseases refer to a large group of diseases with a severe course and unfavorable prognosis, since the most forms of these diseases cause irreversible fibrosis of the lung tissue and severe respiratory failure. Lung transplantation remains the only way to save the patient’s. The article highlights the current state of the problem, achievements and prospects in the study, diagnosis and approaches to the treatment of interstitial lung diseases in children. The authors emphasize that this direction is one of the most relevant in pediatric pulmonology and clinical medicine in general.