Term info
database cross reference
- UMLS:C1384901
- MSH:C563237
comment
Emphysematous changes sometimes can be mistaken for multifocal lung cysts. In contrast to true cysts, the cystlike lucencies caused by the destruction of lung parenchyma in emphy-sema do not have walls. Nevertheless, emphysema can be accompanied by multiple cysts, such as bullae, or in association with LCH.
definition
The presence of multiple lung cysts.
has exact synonym
Cystic lung disease, Multiple lung cysts
id
HP:0005948