Granulomatous Lymphocytic Interstitial Lung Disease in Infancy

The authors report a case involving a child with chronic respiratory symptoms, who did not respond to conventional treatment. Low serum immunoglobin levels and pathological findings on lung biopsy revealed an unusual diagnosis for his age group. A specific treatment led to clinical improvement.

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Main Authors: Adetayo Adeleye, Margaret M Kelly, Nicola AM Wright, Weiming Yu, Mark A Anselmo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/904675
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author Adetayo Adeleye
Margaret M Kelly
Nicola AM Wright
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spelling doaj-art-699fa6c5dc254e73b98ecc3b76b9ef172025-02-03T05:44:37ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412014-01-01211202210.1155/2014/904675Granulomatous Lymphocytic Interstitial Lung Disease in InfancyAdetayo Adeleye0Margaret M Kelly1Nicola AM Wright2Weiming Yu3Mark A Anselmo4Section of Paediatric Respirology, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Airway Inflammation Research Group, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaSection of Hematology/ Immunology, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaDepartment of Pathology, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaSection of Paediatric Respirology, Alberta Children’s Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaThe authors report a case involving a child with chronic respiratory symptoms, who did not respond to conventional treatment. Low serum immunoglobin levels and pathological findings on lung biopsy revealed an unusual diagnosis for his age group. A specific treatment led to clinical improvement.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/904675
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Canadian Respiratory Journal
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title_full Granulomatous Lymphocytic Interstitial Lung Disease in Infancy
title_fullStr Granulomatous Lymphocytic Interstitial Lung Disease in Infancy
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title_short Granulomatous Lymphocytic Interstitial Lung Disease in Infancy
title_sort granulomatous lymphocytic interstitial lung disease in infancy
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/904675
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