pulmonary emphysema
Types
proximal acinar emphysema (centrilobular emphysema or centriacinar emphysema)
panacinar emphysema (panlobular emphysema)
- alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (alpha1AT deficiency)
distal acinar emphysema
irregular emphysema
localized giant bullous emphysema
Etiology
alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency
toxic agents and drugs
- cigarette smoking
- IV drug abuse
- ritalin
- cadmium
constitutional connective tissue disorders
- Marfan syndrome
- Salla disease
- congenital cutis laxa
See also
simple airspace enlargement (nonemphysematous airspace enlargement)
- congenital lobar emphysema
Video
Pulmonary emphysema by Washington Deceit
Physiopathology of the pulmonary emphysema