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Pulmonary anthracosis in children.

M D Boespflug1, B Bourlière-Najean, M Panuel

  • 1Department of Radiology, Hopital Fontpré, F-83000 Toulon, France.

European Radiology
|March 23, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Two children with malignancies and subpleural nodules on CT scans were diagnosed with anthracosis. This is the first reported pediatric case of anthracosis, linked to environmental factors like smoking and air pollution.

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Area of Science:

  • Pediatric pathology
  • Pulmonary medicine
  • Radiology

Background:

  • Subpleural nodules on computed tomography (CT) scans can indicate various pulmonary conditions in pediatric patients.
  • Malignancies in children can present with diverse imaging findings.

Observation:

  • Two pediatric cases presented with subpleural nodules on CT scans, initially considered in the differential diagnosis of malignancy.
  • The nodules were definitively diagnosed as anthracosis, a condition not previously reported in children.

Findings:

  • Anthracosis, a pigment deposition in the lungs, was identified in two children with malignancies.
  • This represents the first documented occurrence of anthracosis in a pediatric population.

Implications:

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  • The findings suggest that environmental exposures, such as secondhand smoke, urban living, and air pollution, may contribute to anthracosis in children.
  • Pediatricians and radiologists should consider anthracosis in the differential diagnosis of subpleural nodules in children, especially those with relevant environmental exposures.