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. 2010 Mar;23(1):25–31. doi: 10.1089/ped.2010.0011

Table 1.

Proposed Pediatric Diffuse Lung Disease Classification

Disorders more prevalent in infancy Specific disorders in disorders prevalent in infancy Other categories Specific disorders in other category
Diffuse developmental disorders ACDMPV, congenital alveolar dysplasia Disorders of the normal host Infection, hypersensitivity, aspiration
Growth abnormalities Pulmonary hypoplasia, chronic neonatal lung disease of prematurity, trisomy 12, congenital heart disease Disorders of systemic disease Metabolic disease, collagen vascular and autoimmune
Pulmonary interstitial glycogenosis (PIG) Patchy PIG with growth abnormalitiesDiffuse PIG without growth abnormalities Disorders of the immune compromised Infection, lymphocytic disorders, transplant-related
Neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia of infancy (NEHI)   Disorders masquerading as ILD Lymphatic abnormalities, pulmonary arterial or vein abnormalities
Surfactant dysfunction disorders Surfactant proteins B and C; ABCA3, TTF1, lysinuric protein intolerance, undefined Unclassified Poor quality biopsy