What is Pediatric Pulmonology?
It is the medical specialty that diagnoses, treats and monitors children with diseases of the respiratory system, i.e., the lungs, pleura (membrane lining the walls of the chest cavity and lungs) and mediastinum (space in the rib cage between the pleura, spine and sternum), from birth to 21 years of age.
What diseases does the pediatric pulmonologist treat?
The most common respiratory diseases in children are sleep apnea, asthma (chronic inflammation of the airways), chronic bronchitis, bronchiolitis, recurrent pneumonia (lung infection), chronic cough and cystic fibrosis.
The pediatric pulmonologist can also treat chronic lung diseases in premature infants and special conditions that require special equipment to monitor the child’s breathing at home.
Pediatric Pulmonology is the specialty that treats respiratory diseases.
What subspecialties are there within Pediatric Pneumology?
There are no subspecialties within Pediatric Pneumology, since it is already a subspecialty of Pneumology.
When is it necessary to see a pediatric pulmonologist?
It is recommended to visit the pediatric pulmonologist when the child has difficulty breathing, noisy breathing, coughing and sneezing along with persistent fever, excess fluid coming out of the nose, hoarse noise, drowsiness or agitation, pallor or sweating.