"Pulmonary Interstitial Glycogenosis: Diagnostic Evaluation and Clinical Course," written by Liptzin et al is a timely and insightful phenotypic summary of a rare pediatric interstitial lung disease. Twenty-four infants with biopsy-proven pulmonary interstitial glycogenosis (PIG) were reviewed at their center. Genetic analysis, bronchoscopy results, imaging, biopsy, and cardiology findings were described, and treatment decision and clinical outcomes were discussed.
Keywords: childhood interstitial lung disease; interstitial lung disease (ILD); mesenchymal cells; pulmonary interstitial glycogenosis.
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