Categories of chILD
There are many discrete disorders that fit under the “chILD” umbrella, but they all fall under distinct categories, some of which are primary and typically manifest in infancy, and some that are secondary and due to another cause.
Rare disorders that are currently being supported by the chILD Foundation:
- Acute interstitial pneumonia
- Alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of pulmonary veins
- Alveolar hemorrhage syndromes:
- Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia
- Lysosomal storage disorders
- Neuroendocrine Hyperplasia of Infancy (NEHI)
- Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia
- Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis (GMCSF antibody mediated)
- Pulmonary Interstitial Glycogenosis (PIG)
- Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis
- Pulmonary histiocytosis
- Pulmonary lymphangiectasia
- Pulmonary lymphangiomatosis
- Pulmonary vascular disorders
- Pulmonary sarcoidosis
- Radiation-induced lung disease
- Scleroderma
- Surfactant mutations:
- SP-B
- SP-C
- ABCA3
- TTF-1
- GMCSF receptor
- Undefined
