interstitial emphysema
MONDO:0000923Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names interstitial emphysema yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Pathologic accumulation of air in the interstitium of the lungs, which is caused by the rupture of alveoli and terminal bronchioles, and is most often seen in premature infants that need mechanical ventilation for respiratory distress syndrome.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0000923), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
3 names
Resolves to: interstitial emphysema
- Also called
- interstitial emphysema of lungPIEpulmonary interstitial emphysema