Chronic Lung Disease

Etiology: premature infants with respiratory distress syndrome who are chronically ventilated for more than 30 days
Imaging: normally expanded lungs with interstitial scaring, CXR findings normalize over long-term
Clinical: less severe course than bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Cases of Chronic Lung Disease

CXR of chronic lung disease — CXR AP shows increased interstitial lung markings bilaterally and normal lung volumes.