Honeycomb lung

Classification according to ICD-10
J98.4	Cystic lung disease, acquired or unspecified
Q33.0	Congenital cyst lung
ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019)

As honeycomb lung or cyst lung is in the Pneumology spare normal lung tissue by many thin-walled cavities, so-called. Cysts called.

Congenital malformations but also remodeling processes in the wake of interstitial lung diseases may be the cause .

As a result, the insufficient ventilation of these areas can lead to infections , which can further lead to scarred shrinkage of the corresponding lung tissue and thus to right heart strain .

literature

• W. Pschyrembel: Clinical Dictionary. 265th edition. Verlag Walter de Gruyter, 2014, ISBN 978-3-11-018534-8 .

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