Unclassifiable interstitial lung disease and autoimmunity: Towards IPAF in children?

Laura AoustLaureline BertelootPhilippe DrabentNicolas GarcelonChristine BodemerThierry Jo MolinaBrigitte Bader-MeunierAlice Hadchouel

Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2023)

We confirmed the existence of IPAF in children. Its prevalence was lower than in adults but comparable to that found for other pediatric series. Boys were more highly represented than in CTD-ILD. The course was favorable for most cases. Larger and more prospective studies are needed to confirm these results.

Keyphrases

interstitial lung disease
systemic sclerosis
rheumatoid arthritis
young adults
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
risk factors