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Neuroendocrine hyperplasia of infancy (NEHI) is an interstitial lung disease (ILD) of unknown etiology, which develops in infancy and manifests as persistent tachypnea Objective of the research: to summarize results of observations of patients with NEHI, including during the pandemic of a new coronavirus infectious disease (COVID-19) Materials and methods: clinical and follow-up observation, laboratory and instrumental examination, including lung biopsy, 52 children with NEHI aged from 21 days to 10 years Results: NEHI more often affects boys in the first 6 months of life;can be diagnosed on the basis of pediatric ILD-syndrome detection;specific CT signs, lung biopsy It is characterized by undulating course with increased respiratory failurec aused by acute respiratory viral infections, COVID-19;half of the patients need oxygen therapy
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