Emphysema is any air-filled enlargement in the body's tissues. Most commonly emphysema refers to the permanent enlargement of air spaces (alveoli) in the...
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Subcutaneous emphysema (SCE, SE) occurs when gas or air accumulates and seeps under the skin, where normally no gas should be present. Subcutaneous refers...
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kinds of orbital emphysema including palpebral emphysema, true orbital emphysema, and orbitopalpebral emphysema. Orbital emphysema on its own is a mild...
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (redirect from Lung emphysema)
abnormalities of the airways (bronchitis, bronchiolitis) and/or alveoli (emphysema) that cause persistent, often progressive, airflow obstruction. The main...
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Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (redirect from Alpha-1 related emphysema)
deficiency was first described in the 1960s. Individuals with A1AD may develop emphysema, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease during their thirties or forties...
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Pneumatosis (redirect from Infantile lobar emphysema)
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...
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Pneumomediastinum (redirect from Mediastinal emphysema)
Pneumomediastinum (from Greek pneuma – "air", also known as mediastinal emphysema) is pneumatosis (abnormal presence of air or other gas) in the mediastinum...
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Pulmonary interstitial emphysema (PIE) is a collection of air outside of the normal air space of the pulmonary alveoli, found instead inside the connective...
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barrel, most often associated with emphysema. There are two main causes of the barrel chest phenomenon in emphysema: Increased compliance of the lungs...
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The term is still used clinically. While both chronic bronchitis and emphysema are often associated with COPD, neither is needed to make the diagnosis...
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