Clinical characteristics and etiological analysis of lung nodules in 98 children

VernacularTitle:98例儿童肺部结节影病因及临床分析
Author: Jiao LI ; Jingyi YOU ; Lu PENG ; Jing HU ; Ya GAO ; Chang SHU
Keywords: lung nodules; etiological analysis; child
From: Journal of Clinical Pediatrics 2017;35(8):585-588
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To analyze the clinical features and common etiology of lung nodules in children. Methods The etiology, diagnosis, radiological features from 98 hospitalized children of lung nodules were analyzed. Results Of them, 58 were male and 40 were female aged from 0.2 years old to 14.8 years old. Pulmonary infection were found in 41 cases (41.8%) including tuberculosis in 15 cases (15.3%), pulmonary fungal infection in 13 cases (13.3%), pneumonia in 11 cases (11.2%), lung trematode in 2 cases (2.0%). Pulmonary metastases were found in 28 cases (28.6%), multiple pulmonary arteriovenous fistula in 1 case (1.0%), and pulmonary contusion in 1 case (1.0%) and unknown etiology in 27 cases (27.6%). Conclusions The etiology of lung nodules is complicated, in which infectious diseases are the most commonly seen, followed by pulmonary metastases. Biopsy is the golden standard of diagnosis.