Pediatric pulmonology
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Pediatric pulmonology · Dec 2009
HRCT and pulmonary function tests in monitoring of lung involvement in juvenile systemic sclerosis.
To investigate the role of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) and pulmonary function tests (PFTs) in staging pulmonary involvement in juvenile systemic sclerosis (JSS). ⋯ PFTs, namely lung volumes, represent a reliable "monitoring" tool in children with JSS to identify pts that need to undergo an HRCT to rule out initial pulmonary involvement and to monitor the course of ILD over time. The weaker clinical value of DL(CO) may relate to poor lung function technique in some younger children.