Rossijskij Vestnik Perinatologii i Pediatrii (Jul 2021)

Modern problems of interstitial lung diseases in children

  • Yu. L. Mizernitskiy,
  • N. S. Lev

DOI
https://doi.org/10.21508/1027-4065-2021-66-3-5-11
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 66, no. 3
pp. 5 – 11

Abstract

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Interstitial lung diseases refer to a large group of diseases with a severe course and unfavorable prognosis, since the most forms of these diseases cause irreversible fibrosis of the lung tissue and severe respiratory failure. Lung transplantation remains the only way to save the patient’s.The article highlights the current state of the problem, achievements and prospects in the study, diagnosis and approaches to the treatment of interstitial lung diseases in children. The authors emphasize that this direction is one of the most relevant in pediatric pulmonology and clinical medicine in general.

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