PEDIATRICS
Bronchoscopy
Chapter 8 Bronchoscopy Shailendra Das, DO, FAAP Introduction •Flexible bronchoscopy allows for examination of the nose, pharynx, larynx, and tracheobronchial tree. •Bronchoscopic developments, including smaller scope sizes and improvements…
Bronchiolitis
Chapter 53 Bronchiolitis Girish D. Sharma, MD, FCCP Introduction/Etiology/Epidemiology •Bronchiolitis is a lower respiratory tract viral infection in infants, characterized by acute inflammation, edema, necrosis of the epithelial lining of…
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis
Chapter 44 Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis Erin Walker MacKintosh, MD, FAAP, and Margaret Rosenfeld, MD, MPH Introduction/Etiology/Epidemiology •Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is an immunologic pulmonary disorder caused by immunoglobulin E (IgE)–mediated…