Pulmonary lymphangiectasia

Introduction: Pulmonary lymphangiectasia

Description of Pulmonary lymphangiectasia

Pulmonary lymphangiectasia (medical condition): A rare congenital condition where the lungs fail to develop...more »

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Pulmonary cystic lymphangiectasis:
  »Introduction: Pulmonary cystic lymphangiectasis
  »Symptoms of Pulmonary cystic lymphangiectasis
  »Causes of Pulmonary cystic lymphangiectasis
  »Treatments for Pulmonary cystic lymphangiectasis

Pulmonary lymphangiectasia: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Pulmonary lymphangiectasia:

• Pulmonary
• Pulmonary symptoms (3280 causes)
• Lymphangiectasia

Pulmonary lymphangiectasia as a Disease

Pulmonary lymphangiectasia: Another name for Pulmonary cystic lymphangiectasis (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Pulmonary cystic lymphangiectasis
  »Symptoms of Pulmonary cystic lymphangiectasis
  »Causes of Pulmonary cystic lymphangiectasis
  »Treatments for Pulmonary cystic lymphangiectasis

Pulmonary lymphangiectasia: Related Diseases

Pulmonary lymphangiectasia: Pulmonary lymphangiectasia is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Congenital conditions - physical defects
• Congenital conditions
• Lung conditions
• Respiratory system conditions

Causes of Pulmonary lymphangiectasia

Some of the causes of Pulmonary lymphangiectasia are included in the list below:

• The condition is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner

Read more about causes of Pulmonary lymphangiectasia (Pulmonary cystic lymphangiectasis)

Symptoms of Pulmonary lymphangiectasia (Pulmonary cystic lymphangiectasis)

Some of the symptoms of Pulmonary lymphangiectasia incude:

• Cyanosis
• Respiratory distress
• Pulmonary hypertension
• Rales
• Enlarged lungs

See full list of 16 symptoms of Pulmonary lymphangiectasia (Pulmonary cystic lymphangiectasis)

Treatments for Pulmonary lymphangiectasia (Pulmonary cystic lymphangiectasis)

Treatments for Pulmonary lymphangiectasia (Pulmonary cystic lymphangiectasis) include:

• Without prompt treatment following birth, death is almost inevitable
• Mechanical ventilation - usually needed at birth due to respiratory distress.
• Pleural drainage - usually needed at birth due to respiratory distress but may also be needed at times during childhood.
• Supplemental Oxygen therapy - may be needed during childhood to manage symptoms such as wheezing and coughing.

Read more about treatments for Pulmonary lymphangiectasia

Treatment of Pulmonary lymphangiectasia: For more treatment information about Pulmonary lymphangiectasia, see treatment of Pulmonary cystic lymphangiectasis (Pulmonary lymphangiectasia)

Pulmonary lymphangiectasia: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Pulmonary lymphangiectasia:

• dyspnea
• cyanosis
• cough
• pulmonary hypertension
• chylothorax
• wheezing

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