Respiratory Conditions we Treat

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Adenovirus Infections

Adenoviruses are a group of common contagious viruses that most often infect children 6 months to 2 years, causing fever with mild respiratory (breathing) diseases like the common “cold”, infection of the eyes (conjunctivitis), croup, bronchitis, bronchiolitis with wheezing, and pneumonia (inflammation of the lungs) in spring/early summer or winter; and less commonly intestinal, genitourinary, or neurological disease.

Airway Obstruction

The airway of the respiratory tract are the tubes that allow the passage of air from your mouth and nose to pass to the lungs with breathing.

Anillos Traqueales Completos

La tráquea es la vía respiratoria, y los anillos traqueales son anillos de cartílago que refuerzan la estructura de la tráquea y evitan que colapse. Normalmente, los anillos traqueales tienen forma de C. Pero los anillos traqueales completos tienen forma de O, lo que puede causar complicaciones.

Asma

El asma es un trastorno respiratorio que implica que las vías respiratorias se inflaman.

Bronchiolitis

Bronchiolitis is a common lung infection/inflammation affecting the small tubes to the lungs which usually affects children younger than 2 years of age, and which sometimes results in their hospitalization.

Bronchoesophagology

Please see Airway Obstruction for further information.

Bronchopulmonary Sequestration

When a fetus develops a cystic piece of nonfunctioning abnormal lung tissue either within a lung (intralobar sequestration) or next to it (extralobar- more common in boys) that is not connected to the body’s airways, its known as bronchopulmonary sequestration.

Bronquitis

La bronquitis es una infección respiratoria en la que se presenta inflamación de tráquea, bronquios y bronquiolos.

Choanal Atresia

Choanal atresia occurs when a newborn’s nasal passage is blocked at the junction between the back of the nose and the throat.

Chronic Fatigue

It’s a disabling and complex condition that can be difficult to diagnose and treat, occurring much more commonly in girls than in boys. It may last a long time.

Chronic Lung Disease

Chronic lung disease is the term used for long term breathing problems that can occur after birth from lung injury, usually in very prematurely born infants.

Congenital Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation

Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation is one or more benign (non-cancerous) lumps (masses) or cysts of abnormal lung tissue usually found in one part of a lung that is present at birth. They can range from small to very large in size when they then may cause significant complications during fetal intrauterine life (10%).

Cough

Cough is a reflex that protects your child’s breathing passages by removing mucus, irritating substances and infections by the forceful expulsion of air from the lungs.

Crup

El crup se refiere a una infección contagiosa de las vías respiratorias superiores que irrita, inflama, hincha y obstruye las vías respiratorias superiores de los bebés y niños pequeños, entre los 3 meses y los 5 años de edad.

Cystic Lung Disease

When abnormal growths known as cysts develop in your lungs, this is known as cystic lung disease. There are many different types of cystic lung disease that can vary in presentation and severity.

Deviated Septum

The nostrils and two nasal passages within the nose are separated by a thin wall called the nasal septum. When this septum is out of place, it can make one nasal passage smaller and cause nasal congestion with difficulty breathing. This is known as deviated septum.

Empiema

La pleura son recubrimientos suaves entre los pulmones y la pared torácica. Por lo general, está en contacto cercano con solo un espacio pequeño y hay un poco de líquido lubricante entre ellos (espacio pleural). Cuando este espacio se llena de pus, esto se conoce como empiema.

Epiglottitis

The epiglottis is a small flap of tissue that covers the windpipe and directs food to the esophagus. When the epiglottis swells and prevents air from flowing into the lungs, this is known as epiglottitis. It can be life threatening.

Esophageal Atresia

When a fetus’s esophagus, the tube that carries food to the stomach, does not develop correctly, the defect is known as esophageal atresia.

Estenosis pulmonar

La estenosis pulmonar suele ser un defecto cardíaco congénito, lo que significa que los bebés nacen con ella.

Gripe

La gripe es una enfermedad común caracterizada por síntomas como tos, fiebre, molestias y dolores. Frecuentemente ocurre durante los meses invernales. Gripe es el término común para referirse a la influenza.

Hemitruncus

En esta anomalía cardíaca muy poco frecuente, la principal arteria pulmonar y una ramificación, generalmente la izquierda, se encuentran en la posición correcta. Sin embargo, la derecha sale de la aorta ascendente.

Hipertensión pulmonar

La hipertensión es la presión arterial alta, pero en el caso de la hipertensión pulmonar, la presión alta afecta las arterias pulmonares que llevan sangre del corazón a los pulmones.

Hyaline Membrane Disease

Please see Respiratory Distress Syndrome for further information.

Interstitial Lung Disease

Childhood Interstitial lung disease is a broad term that applies to a rare complex group of different conditions in children (mostly infants) that primarily share a common abnormality of the air sacs and the scar like tissue that surrounds them, leading to difficulty in getting oxygen to the tissues and removing the carbon dioxide produced by them during metabolism.

Laryngeal Cleft

When the body develops normally, the larynx (voice box) sits above the trachea (windpipe), right next to the esophagus. If a laryngeal cleft is present, there’s a gap between the larynx and esophagus that can allow food or liquids to enter the trachea.

MCVRP (malformación congénita de las vías respiratorias pulmonares)

Una MCVRP (malformación congénita de las vías respiratorias pulmonares) es la presencia de uno o más bultos o quistes no cancerosos de tejido pulmonar anormal que generalmente se diagnostica durante el embarazo.

Miastenia gravis (MG)

La MG (miastenia gravis) es una enfermedad autoinmune crónica poco común que se da en niños de todas las edades y que se caracteriza por debilidad muscular de distintos grados en muchas áreas diferentes del cuerpo que normalmente afecta los ojos, la boca, la garganta, los brazos y las piernas.

Papiloma laríngeo

El papiloma laríngeo es una enfermedad que causa crecimientos similares a las verrugas en la laringe. No son cancerosos pero pueden crecer rápidamente y tienden a recidivar incluso después de ser extirpados.

Pneumonia

Pneumonia is a type of lung infection/inflammation which may occur at any age though most often in infants and young children.

Pneumothorax

The pleura are two membranes, (with minimal space between them - the pleura cavity, containing a small amount of lubricating fluid), that lie between the lung and the chest wall. A pneumothorax is air in the pleural cavity. Air leaks into the pleural space can occur suddenly or gradually and may be simple (without buildup of significant pressure but with some stable collapse of the lung) or complicated (from air continuing to leak into the pleural space causing increasing lung collapse -called a tension pneumothorax, with further chest problems).

Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia

Cilia are hair-like structures in the airways that work together to keep the airways clean of dust, debris and foreign contaminants. In primary ciliary dyskinesia, the cilia are irregularly shaped and don’t function properly, which can lead to a number of complications.

Pulmonary Hypoplasia

Pulmonary hypoplasia is a rare birth defect where there is incomplete development of lung tissue/blood vessels in one or both lungs, not allowing the baby to breathe normally. It may be Primary, or Secondary to another problem like congenital diaphragmatic hernia, fluid around the lungs (pleural effusions) or problems associated with the fetus making urine (resulting in decreased amniotic fluid- oligohydramnios). It is often associated with heart, gut, genitourinary and bone malformations.

Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis

Please see Laryngeal Papilloma for further information.

Regurgitación pulmonar

La válvula pulmonar controla el flujo de sangre desde el corazón hacia los pulmones. Cuando esta válvula tiene fugas, permite que la sangre retroceda hacia el corazón antes de que pueda dirigirse hacia los pulmones. Esta fuga se conoce como regurgitación pulmonar.

Respiratory Syncytial Virus

RSV is a group of medium sized RNA viruses each containing many nuclei which frequently infects the respiratory tract of young children.

Sarcoidosis

La sarcoidosis es una enfermedad inflamatoria crónica poco común que produce granulomas, los cuales suelen afectar la piel, las articulaciones, los ojos, los pulmones y los ganglios linfáticos en niños.

Síndrome de dificultad respiratoria

El síndrome de dificultad respiratoria (respiratory distress syndrome, RDS) es una de las afecciones clínicas que afectan los pulmones observadas con mayor frecuencia en bebés prematuros. Implica dificultades para respirar en los bebés, así como otras posibles complicaciones.

Sinusitis

Sinuses are air-filled cavities. There are four located in the skull; behind the cheeks of the face (maxillary; present at birth), around the bridge of the nose (ethmoid; present at birth), forehead (frontal; develops around 7 years of age), and deep in the face behind the nose (sphenoid; develops during adolescence). When these cavities become infected, the condition is known as sinusitis.