The First Successful Heart-Lung Transplant in a Korean Child with Humidifier Disinfectant-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Journal of Korean Medical Science
;
: 817-821, 2016.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-11683
ABSTRACT
From 2006 to 2011, an outbreak of a particular type of childhood interstitial lung disease occurred in Korea. The condition was intractable and progressed to severe respiratory failure, with a high mortality rate. Moreover, in several familial cases, the disease affected young women and children simultaneously. Epidemiologic, animal, and post-interventional studies identified the cause as inhalation of humidifier disinfectants. Here, we report a 4-year-old girl who suffered from severe progressive respiratory failure. She could survive by 100 days of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support and finally, underwent heart-lung transplantation. This is the first successful pediatric heart-lung transplantation carried out in Korea.
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Main subject:
Thorax
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Retrospective Studies
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Lung Transplantation
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Lung Diseases, Interstitial
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Disinfectants
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Respiratory Rate
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Republic of Korea
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Humidifiers
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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