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Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Infant, Newborn, Diseases > Infant, Premature, Diseases > Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Respiratory Tract Diseases > Lung Diseases > Lung Injury > Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury > Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Wounds and Injuries > Thoracic Injuries > Lung Injury > Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury > Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Preferred term

Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia  

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Note

  • restrict to newborn infants; for lung injury caused by mechanical ventilation in other age groups, use VENTILATOR-INDUCED LUNG INJURY

Scope note

  • A chronic lung disease developed after OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY or mechanical ventilation (VENTILATION, MECHANICAL) usually occurring in certain premature infants (INFANT, PREMATURE) or newborn infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN). Histologically, it is characterized by the unusual abnormalities of the bronchioles, such as METAPLASIA, decrease in alveolar number, and formation of CYSTS.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001997

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