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Chronic pneumonitis of infancy: high-resolution CT findings

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Chronic pneumonitis of infancy (CPI) is a very rare entity. We report the chest radiography and high-resolution CT (HRCT) findings in an infant with histopathologically confirmed CPI. The child was admitted for intensive care 18 h after birth and died at 39 days of age. On HRCT there was diffuse ground-glass change, interlobular septal thickening and discrete centrilobular nodules. An accurate diagnosis is crucial for correct management; however, several entities with the same HRCT findings are recognized.

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  1. Radiology Department, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, Great Ormond Street, London, WC1N 3JH, UK

    Øystein E. Olsen & Catherine M. Owens

  2. Histopathology Department, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, UK

    Neil J. Sebire

  3. Portex Respiratory Medicine Unit, The Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK

    Adam Jaffe

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Olsen, Ø.E., Sebire, N.J., Jaffe, A. et al. Chronic pneumonitis of infancy: high-resolution CT findings. Pediatr Radiol 34, 86–88 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-003-1059-6

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