What is cystic lung disease?

Also known as: multiple cystic lung disease, lung cysts, bronchogenic cysts, cystic adenomatous malformation of the lung, lobar emphysema and pulmonary sequestration, acquired cystic lung disease.

Cystic lung diseases may be:

• Congenital:  There are 4 different clinical types of congenital cystic (a sac filled with fluid, air, or other material) lung disease found; they include:
  • Bronchogenic cysts.
  • Cystic adenomatous malformation of the lung.
  • Lobar emphysema.
  • Pulmonary sequestration.

They all occur secondary to an abnormality of lung development during intrauterine life.
Or

• Acquired. These include:
  • Post infectious pulmonary cysts.
  • Acute and persistent pulmonary interstitial emphysema.
  • Post infarction peripheral cysts.
  • Cystic form of pleuropulmonary blastoff.

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Reviewed by: Jack Wolfsdorf, MD, FAAP

This page was last updated on: 1/29/2019 3:21:13 PM