CLINICAL AND RADIOLOGICAL FEATURES IN 3 CASES OF PULMONARY INVOLVEMENT FROM RECURRENT RESPIRATORY PAPILLOMATOSIS

Clinical case reports of 3 children with recurrent respiratory papillo matosis who developed lung dissemination of the disease are presented. The radiological features of the primary pulmonary disease included p apillomata in the distal airway and multiple, nodular lung lesions, bo th solid and cavitated. Changes secondary to pulmonary papillomatosis included atelectasis, infection and bronchiectasis. Respiratory papill omatosis involving pulmonary parenchyma is associated with a poor prog nostic outcome. Early detection of such involvement and aggressive tre atment of secondary infection are required to limit parenchymal damage .