Categorizing diffuse parenchymal lung disease in children

Conclusions:
This study provides a suitable workflow and hand-on rules for the categorization of pediatric DPLD. Potential pitfalls were identified and a foundation was laid for the development of consensus-based, international categorization guidelines.

Source: Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases - September 25, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Matthias GrieseArmin IrnstetterMeike HengstHelen BurmesterFelicitas NagelJan RipperMaria FeilckeIngo PawlitaFlorian GotheMatthias KapplerAndrea SchamsTraudl WesselakDaniela RauchThomas WittmannPeter LohseFrank BraschCarolin Kröner Source Type: research