Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

[Desquamative interstitial pneumonia in an infant].

A Pavón Delgado1, G Rodríguez Criado, F Borderas Naranjo

  • 1Hospital Infantil de la Seguridad Social Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla.

Anales Espanoles De Pediatria
|April 1, 1988
PubMed
Summary

Desquamative interstitial pneumonia in infants under one year old has a poor prognosis, often leading to respiratory failure. The study questions differentiating it from usual interstitial pneumonia in this age group.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

X-exome sequencing of 405 unresolved families identifies seven novel intellectual disability genes.

Molecular psychiatry·2015
Same author

[Community acquired pneumonia in children: Treatment of complicated cases and risk patients. Consensus statement by the Spanish Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases (SEIP) and the Spanish Society of Paediatric Chest Diseases (SENP)].

Anales de pediatria (Barcelona, Spain : 2003)·2015
Same author

[Community acquired pneumonia in children: Outpatient treatment and prevention].

Anales de pediatria (Barcelona, Spain : 2003)·2014
Same author

Association of neural tube defects in children of mothers with MTHFR 677TT genotype and abnormal carbohydrate metabolism risk: a case-control study.

Genetics and molecular research : GMR·2014
Same author

[Aetiology and diagnosis of community acquired pneumonia and its complicated forms].

Anales de pediatria (Barcelona, Spain : 2003)·2011
Same author

[New X linked mental retardation syndrome].

Anales de pediatria (Barcelona, Spain : 2003)·2011

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Pulmonology
  • Pathology

Background:

  • Desquamative interstitial pneumonia (DIP) is a rare lung disease.
  • Infantile lung diseases present unique diagnostic and prognostic challenges.

Observation:

  • A nine-month-old infant presented with progressive respiratory insufficiency starting at two months.
  • Diagnosis of DIP was confirmed via open lung biopsy.

Findings:

  • The infant experienced a fatal outcome before steroid treatment could be initiated.
  • The study highlights the poor prognosis of DIP in infants diagnosed within the first year of life.

Implications:

  • This case questions the clinical utility of distinguishing DIP from usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) in infants under one year old.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Further research is needed to clarify the classification and management of interstitial pneumonia in early childhood.