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Pediatric Chest Diseases

Respiratory system diseases are among the most common reasons for visits to doctors and hospitalisations for children in our country, as is the case around the world. The respiratory system and lungs are directly linked to the environment. Therefore, the respiratory system is easily influenced by many factors, such as infections, allergens and weather changes. A healthy child may catch upper respiratory tract infections 5 to 8 times every year. The frequency prolongs as the children grow up, but some children suffer from respiratory tract infections more frequently, and these infections may cause long-lasting cough, wheezing and shortness of breath. In our Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine department, a very detailed examination is made for children with recurrent respiratory complaints. Radiology studies (chest X-ray and computerised tomography) and reflux scan is performed, if deemed necessary by physicians, and pulmonary function testing and sweat tests are also done to establish the diagnosis of diseases.

Which diseases are treated?

  • Children with wheezing
  • Sleep disorders
  • Asthma
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Pneumonia
  • Tuberculosis
  • Respiratory failure
  • Interstitial lung diseases
  • Lung problems in muscle diseases
  • Congenital disorders of the lungs
  • Primary ciliary dyskinesia and Kartagener’s syndrome
  • Lung disease in children with immune system disorder
  • Bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm children (chronic lung disease)

Which tests are done?

  • Pulmonary function testing (lung capacity, pulmonary function and reversibility testing, exercise test and similar tests)
  • Sweat test
  • Necessary blood tests and microbiological assays
  • Reflux scan