emphysema

Also known as pneumatosis

Pneumatosis is the abnormal presence of air or other gas within tissues.

Key facts

Medical condition (new).image: Bullous emphysema (4858473626).jpg
Medical condition (new).caption: Left lung completely affected by bullae shown in contrast to a normal lung on the right.
Medical condition (new).causes: Tobacco smoking, pollutants

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Research

43,834 papers

Emphysema: looking beyond alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency.Expert review of respiratory medicine · 2019
[Pulmonary emphysema].Terapevticheskii arkhiv · 1991
CT of emphysema.Radiologic clinics of North America · 2002
[Emphysema caused by alpha 1-antitrypsin deficit. New preventive and therapeutic measures].Medicina clinica · 1993
Emphysema.The Medical journal of Australia · 1959

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Encyclopedic overview

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Pneumatosis is the abnormal presence of air or other gas within tissues.

In the lungs, emphysema involves enlargement of the distal airspaces, and is a major feature of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Other pneumatoses in the lungs are focal (localized) blebs and bullae, pulmonary cysts and cavities.

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