Pulmonary emphysema

MONDO:0004849

A subcategory of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It occurs in people who smoke and suffer from chronic bronchitis. It is characterized by inflation of the alveoli, alveolar wall damage, and reduction in the number of alveoli, resulting in difficulty breathing.

Also known as: emphysema, emphysema, pulmonary

77 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 62 tagged with Pulmonary emphysema itself.

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Sub-types of Pulmonary emphysema

Congenital lobar emphysema 2 trials
Compensatory emphysema 0 trials
Emphysema, hereditary pulmonary 0 trials
Hyperlucent lung 0 trials
Interstitial emphysema 0 trials

Including sub-types (77) Tagged with Pulmonary emphysema (62)

Trials to join now! 35 Not yet recruiting 8 Not yet finished but already full! 18 Completed 15 Terminated 1

Microscope inside the lungs reveals hidden damage in two diseases

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This study used a special microscope on the tip of a thin tube (bronchoscope) to look at the smallest blood vessels in the lungs of people with scleroderma or emphysema. The goal was to see how these vessels change in each disease. Only 9 patients were enrolled before the study w…

Sponsor: University Hospital, Rouen • Aim: Knowledge-focused

Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:08 UTC

Pulmonary emphysema

Where it sits in the disease tree

Microscope inside the lungs reveals hidden damage in two diseases