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.

Also known as: VLS, idiopathic giant bullous emphysema

0 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 0 tagged with Vanishing lung syndrome itself.