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Original Article
Analysis of reports on orphan lung diseases in Korean children
Sun Jung Jang, Hyun Kyung Seo, Sung Jae Yi, Kyong Min Kim, Hye Mi Jee, Man Yong Han
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2010;53(6):711-717.   Published online June 23, 2010
Purpose

Orphan lung diseases are defined as lung diseases with a prevalence of 1 or less in 2,000 individuals. Despite an increase in the numbers of patients with such diseases, few studies on Korean children have appeared. To obtain epidemiologic and demographic data on these diseases, we systematically reviewed reports on pediatric orphan lung diseases in Korea over the last 50...