Persistent tachypnoe of infancy
Persistent tachypnoe of infancy
Definition
A interstial lung disease characterized by the presence of persistent or intermittent tachypnea (usually noticed in neonatal period or after an acute infection for the first time in first months of life), crackles in 86 %, retractions in 82%, failure to thrive in 66%, chest wall abnormalities in 22% and hypoxemia or desaturation in 88%.
Also known as PTI — per MONDO