Abstract
Neurological and immunological contributions to lung disease in A-T require proactive and multidisciplinary management http://ow.ly/TqT44
Why indeed should we care? The answer is that ataxia telangiectasia (A-T) patients will present to respiratory paediatricians for diagnosis, when standard testing, if the diagnosis is not made, may do irreparable harm; and both adult and paediatric respiratory physicians will be involved in managing the respiratory disease, which is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. So there is a real “need to know” which is why the ERS convened a task force on A-T, whose findings are published in the European Respiratory Review [1].
Why indeed should we care? The answer is that ataxia telangiectasia (A-T) patients will present to respiratory paediatricians for diagnosis, when standard testing, if the diagnosis is not made, may do irreparable harm; and both adult and paediatric respiratory physicians will be involved in managing the respiratory disease, which is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. So there is a real “need to know” which is why the ERS convened a task force on A-T, whose findings are published in the European Respiratory Review [1].
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1557-1560 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | European Respiratory Journal |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| Early online date | 30 Nov 2015 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2015 |
Keywords
- lung-disease
- nutritional-status
- immunodeficiency
- infections
- deficiency
- child