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Vanishing lung syndrome
A rare form of irreversible damage to the pulmonary parenchyma often due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is associated with a spectrum of clinical manifestations, including worsening dyspnea, cough, declining pulmonary function, and occasionally spontaneous pneumothorax due to ruptured bullae.
This condition has no sub-types.