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A Case of Diffuse Panbronchiolitis Developing in Childhood  

You, Jung Hoon (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Lee, Hyung Shin (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Lee, Kyung Yil (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Hong, Ja Hyun (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Lee, Mi Hee (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Lee, Byung Cheol (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
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Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics / v.48, no.1, 2005 , pp. 97-100 More about this Journal
Abstract
Diffuse panbronchiolitis(DPB) is a chronic inflammatory airway disease predominantly affecting respiratory bronchioles, with distinct clinicopathological profiles. It was first described in 1966 by Yamanaka et al. The etiology of DPB is not yet clear, and the natural history of the disease is respiratory failure leading to cor pulmonale and ultimately death. But the long-term use of low-dose macrolide has proven to be highly effective in treating patients with DPB. Usual age at diagnosis is over 40. A few cases of DPB have been reported in Korea since 1992 but there have been no reports in children. We experienced a case of DPB in a 12-year-old girl. Therefore, we report the case with a brief review of the related literature.
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Diffuse panbronchiolitis; Children;
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