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Pediatric Pulmonology: Part 2

The issue of Pediatric Annals includes five review articles that to some extent address these issues; in particular they highlight the state of our current understanding of the child who is born prematurely and who develops chronic lung disease of infancy, the new developments in the diagnosis and c...

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Published in:Pediatric annals 2019-04, Vol.48 (4), p.146-147
Main Authors: Lester, Lucille A, Giles, B Louise
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Language:English
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Summary:The issue of Pediatric Annals includes five review articles that to some extent address these issues; in particular they highlight the state of our current understanding of the child who is born prematurely and who develops chronic lung disease of infancy, the new developments in the diagnosis and care of children with CF, a review of common upper airway diseases, the presentation and management of congenital lung malformations, and an overview of some of the less common entities such as ciliary dyskinesia and interstitial lung diseases that affect the infant and older child. In the same vein, as Drs. Danielle Goetz and Clement L. Ren indicate in the second article, “Review of Cystic Fibrosis,” the network of accredited CF centers that have a wide array of specialists have worked to provide care that has greatly improved outcomes and life expectancy, and have developed an expertise in prescribing innovative mutation-specific disease-modifying therapies. The final article, “Full-Term Neonatal Respiratory Distress and Chronic Lung Disease,” by Drs. Naema Chowdhury, B. Louise Giles, and Sharon D. Dell on rarer lung diseases serves to remind pediatricians that new diagnostic modalities and treatment options are available so that together with the specialist, they may help them to provide care for a child with puzzling symptoms that do not fit with more typical and familiar diagnoses.
ISSN:0090-4481
1938-2359
DOI:10.3928/19382359-20190325-02