Childhood interstitial lung disease: A case-based review of the imaging findings

• Published in: Annals of thoracic medicine Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 64 - 72
• Main Authors: Wu, Markus, Sharma, Priya, Rajderkar, Dhanashree
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01-01-2021; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Wolters Kluwer - Medknow; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: alveolar capillary dysplasia; childhood interstitial lung disease; Children; chronic lung disease of prematurity; congenital surfactant deficiency disorders; Diagnostic imaging; Diseases; Lung diseases; Review; Alveolar capillary dysplasia; congenital surfactant deficiency disorders; chronic lung disease of prematurity; childhood interstitial lung disease
• ISSN: 1817-1737; 1998-3557
• DOI: 10.4103/atm.ATM_384_20

Childhood interstitial lung disease (chILD) consists of a large, heterogeneous group of individually rare disorders. chILD demonstrates major differences in disease etiology, natural history, and management when compared with the adult group. It occurs primarily secondary to an underlying developmental or genetic abnormality affecting the growth and maturity of the pediatric lung. They present with different clinical, radiologic, and pathologic features. In this pictorial review article, we will divide chILD into those more prevalent in infancy and those not specific to infancy. We will use a case based approach to discuss relevant imaging findings including modalities such as radiograph and computed tomography in a wide variety of pathologies.