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From the case: Emphysema diagrams

Modality: Diagram

Paraseptal emphysema

Emphysema diagrams

contributed by Dr Frank Gaillard on March 25, 2010

System: Chest

Tags: illustrations by frank gaillard

lungs

Modality: Diagram

Paraseptal emphysema

From the case:

Emphysema diagrams - “Diagrams depicting the three common sorts of emphysema:centrilobular emphysemapanlobular emphysemaparaseptal emphysemaAuthor: Frank Gaillard Lic...”

Used in the following article:

Pulmonary emphysema - “Pulmonary emphysema is defined as the "abnormal permanent enlargement of the airspaces distal to the terminal bronchioles accompanied by destructio...”

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