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...

Subcutaneous emphysema (SCE, SE) occurs when gas or air accumulates and seeps under the skin, where normally no gas should be present. Subcutaneous refers...

kinds of orbital emphysema including palpebral emphysema, true orbital emphysema, and orbitopalpebral emphysema. Orbital emphysema on its own is a mild...

abnormalities of the airways (bronchitis, bronchiolitis) and/or alveoli (emphysema) that cause persistent, often progressive, airflow obstruction. The main...

deficiency was first described in the 1960s. Individuals with A1AD may develop emphysema, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease during their thirties or forties...

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...

Pulmonary interstitial emphysema (PIE) is a collection of air outside of the normal air space of the pulmonary alveoli, found instead inside the connective...

Pneumomediastinum (from Greek pneuma – "air", also known as mediastinal emphysema) is pneumatosis (abnormal presence of air or other gas) in the mediastinum...

The term is still used clinically. While both chronic bronchitis and emphysema are often associated with COPD, neither is needed to make the diagnosis...

barrel, most often associated with emphysema. There are two main causes of the barrel chest phenomenon in emphysema: Increased compliance of the lungs...