Underlying Illnesses Responsible for Persistent/ Recurrent Pneumonia in Children
Persistent/Recurrent pneumonia is still a diagnostic dilemma in paediatrics. Persistent pneumonia implies non-resolving pneumonias characterized by the persistence of symptoms and radiological abnormalities for more than 1 month. Recurrent pneumonia (RP) is defined as at least two episodes of pneumonia in 1 year or three episodes in any time frame, with the clearance of radiographic densities in between the episodes. Incidence of recurrent pneumonia is 7.7%–9% of all community acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children.1,2