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Review Article

Korean J Pediatr. 2009;52(1):6-13. Published online January 15, 2009.

Recent progress in the understanding of clinical characteristics, epidemiology, and pathogenesis of new bronchopulmonary dysplasia

Beyong Il BI Kim¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Correspondence Beyong Il BI Kim ,Email: beyil@snu.ac.kr

Abstract

Recent advances in perinatal care have resulted in improved survival of extremely low birth weight infants (ELBWI). However, bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) remains one of the major complications in ELBWI. BPD was originally described over 40 years ago; the clinical characteristics, epidemiology, and pathogenesis of BPD have changed markedly through this period. In this article, I have reviewed recent progress in research concerning the clinical presentation and characteristics, epidemiology, and pathogenesis of BPD.

Keywords :Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, Type, Epidemiology, Pathogenesis