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Pediatric pulmonologists deal with lung diseases in children and often treat children with the
following conditions:
- Chronic cough
- Difficulty breathing
- Asthma (chronic inflammation of the airways)
- Recurring pneumonia (infection of the lungs)
- Cystic fibrosis (a genetic disease with pulmonary
and nutritional symptoms)
- Apnea (when a child’s breathing stops for a
prolonged time)
- Noisy breathing
- Chronic lung disease in premature infants
- Conditions that require special equipment to
monitor and/or help with breathing at home
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The information in this article is not meant to be medical advice. Treatment for a medical condition should come at the recommendation of your personal physician.
