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Pediatric Case Report on an Interstitial Lung Disease with a Novel Mutation of SFTPC Successfully Treated with Lung Transplantation.
Journal of Korean medical science - 28 May 2018
Park Ji Soo, Choi Yun Jung, Kim Young Tae, Park Samina, Chae Jong-Hee, Park June Dong, Cho Yeon Jin, Kim Woo-Sun, Seong Moon-Woo, Park Sung-Hye, Kwon Dohee, Chung Doo Hyun, Suh Dong In
Abstract excerpt
Mutations of the surfactant protein (SP)-C gene (SFTPC) have been associated with neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) and childhood interstitial lung disease (ILD). If accurate diagnosis and proper management are delayed, irreversible respiratory failure demanding lung transplantation may ensue. A girl was born at term but was intubated and given exogenous surfactant due to RDS. Cough and tachypnea...
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