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Fiorino EK, Fishman MP. Approach to the patient with Childhood Interstitial and Diffuse Lung Disease. Pediatr Pulmonol 2024; 59:2267-2275. [PMID: 39056528 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.27162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 06/06/2024] [Accepted: 06/25/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024]
Abstract
Childhood Interstitial and Diffuse Lung Disease (chILD) encompasses a group of rare, chronic lung disorders in infants and children with overlapping clinical features but diverse etiologies. The clinical presentation of chILD is of chronic or recurring respiratory signs and symptoms, often including increased work of breathing and hypoxia, with diffuse radiographic abnormalities on chest imaging. Recognition can be challenging since some clinical features overlap with those of more common pediatric respiratory diseases including asthma and recurrent viral infections, among others. chILD should be considered as an underlying diagnosis when a patient's respiratory symptoms seem disproportionate to the clinical scenario and/or persist. The diagnostic process involves multiple steps and is tailored to the individual patient. Nearly all children will undergo imaging and pulmonary function testing, many will undergo bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage, many will receive genetic testing, and some will require lung biopsy. Treatment includes preventive care, evaluation for comorbidities, pharmacotherapy according to diagnosis, and ongoing disease surveillance, including revisiting genetic and histopathologic results as new clinical information becomes available and as our understanding of these rare disorders improves. The purpose of this review is to provide a broad approach to the diagnosis and management of patients with chILD.
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Affiliation(s)
- Elizabeth K Fiorino
- Northwell, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
- Departments of Science Education and Pediatrics, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, New York, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Casey A, Fiorino EK, Wambach J. Innovations in Childhood Interstitial and Diffuse Lung Disease. Clin Chest Med 2024; 45:695-715. [PMID: 39069332 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2024.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
Abstract
Children's interstitial and diffuse lung diseases (chILDs) are a heterogenous and diverse group of lung disorders presenting during childhood. Infants and children with chILD disorders present with respiratory signs and symptoms as well as diffuse lung imaging abnormalities. ChILD disorders are associated with significant health care resource utilization and high morbidity and mortality. The care of patients with chILD has been improved through multidisciplinary care, multicenter collaboration, and the establishment of patient research networks in the United Stated and abroad. This review details past and current innovations in the diagnosis and clinical care of children with chILD.
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- Alicia Casey
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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- Department of Science Education and Pediatrics, Donald and Barabara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY 11549, USA
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- Edward Mallinckrodt Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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Spielberg DR, Weinman J, DeBoer EM. Advancements in imaging in ChILD. Pediatr Pulmonol 2024; 59:2276-2285. [PMID: 37222402 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.26487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
Abstract
Interstitial and diffuse lung diseases in children constitute a range of congenital and acquired disorders. These disorders present with signs and symptoms of respiratory disease accompanied by diffuse radiographic changes. In many cases, radiographic findings are nonspecific, while in other disorders, chest computed tomography (CT) is diagnostic in the appropriate context. Regardless, chest imaging remains central in the evaluation of the patient with suspected childhood interstitial lung disease (chILD). Several newly described chILD entities, spanning both genetic and acquired etiologies, have imaging that aid in their diagnoses. Advances in CT scanning technology and CT analysis techniques continue to improve scan quality as well as expand use of chest CT as a research tool. Finally, ongoing research is expanding use of imaging modalities without ionizing radiation. Magnetic resonance imaging is being applied to investigate pulmonary structure and function, and ultrasound of the lung and pleura is a novel technique with an emerging role in chILD disorders. This review describes the current state of imaging in chILD including recently described diagnoses, advances in conventional imaging techniques and applications, and evolving new imaging modalities that expand the clinical and research roles for imaging in these disorders.
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Affiliation(s)
- David R Spielberg
- Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Tsujioka Y, Nishimura G, Nishi E, Kono T, Nozaki T, Hashimoto M, Yamada Y, Jinzaki M. Childhood interstitial lung diseases: current understanding of the classification and imaging findings. Jpn J Radiol 2024:10.1007/s11604-024-01603-6. [PMID: 39012450 DOI: 10.1007/s11604-024-01603-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 07/17/2024]
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Childhood interstitial lung diseases (chILDs) encompass a diverse group of disorders with a high mortality rate and severe respiratory morbidities. Recent investigations have revealed that the classification of adult ILDs is not valid for chILDs, particularly for ILDs of early onset. Therefore, Children's Interstitial Lung Disease Research Cooperative of North America proposed a new classification of chILDs for affected children under 2 years of age, and later another classification for affected individuals between 2 and 18 years of age. In this review, we provide an overview of the imaging findings of chILDs by classification. Most infantile ILDs have unique clinical, radiological, and molecular findings, while the manifestation of pediatric ILDs overlaps with that of adult ILDs.
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- Yuko Tsujioka
- Department of Radiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35, Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-0016, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, Musashino-Yowakai Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35, Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-0016, Japan
- Department of Radiology, Keiyu Hospital, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35, Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-0016, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35, Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-0016, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35, Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-0016, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Keio University School of Medicine, 35, Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-0016, Japan
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Godse S, Brumer E, Kizilirmak TK, Canapari C, Silva C, Morotti R, Jiang YH, Jeffries L, Chen L, Panacherry S. When lungs and weights tell different stories. Pediatr Pulmonol 2024; 59:1047-1059. [PMID: 38353400 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.26832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 12/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Sanjiv Godse
- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Respiratory, Allergy-Immunology, and Sleep Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Respiratory, Allergy-Immunology, and Sleep Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Respiratory, Allergy-Immunology, and Sleep Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Respiratory, Allergy-Immunology, and Sleep Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Section of Pediatric Radiology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Section of Pediatric Pathology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Neuroscience, and Pediatrics, Section of Medical Genetics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Neuroscience, and Pediatrics, Section of Medical Genetics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Respiratory, Allergy-Immunology, and Sleep Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Section of Respiratory, Allergy-Immunology, and Sleep Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Advances in Imaging of the ChILD – Childhood Interstitial Lung Disease. Radiol Clin North Am 2022; 60:1003-1020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2022.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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