vanishing lung syndrome
MONDO:0600026Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names vanishing lung syndrome yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A rare form of irreversible damage to the pulmonary parenchyma often due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is associated with a spectrum of clinical manifestations, including worsening dyspnea, cough, declining pulmonary function, and occasionally spontaneous pneumothorax due to ruptured bullae.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0600026), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: vanishing lung syndrome
- Also called
- idiopathic giant bullous emphysemaVLS