Pores of Kohn

Last revised by Joshua Yap on 13 May 2023

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Citation:

Gaillard F, Yap J, Rock P, et al. Pores of Kohn. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 23 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-8258

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-8258

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/8258?iframe=true

rID:

8258

Article created:

20 Jan 2010, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

13 May 2023, Joshua Yap ◉ ◈

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At the time the article was last revised Joshua Yap had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

5 times, by 5 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest

Sections:

Anatomy

Tags:

infectiousdisease

Synonyms:

Alverolar fenestrae

Pores of Kohn are small communications between adjacent pulmonary alveoli and provide a collateral pathway for aeration. They are poorly formed in children and along with poorly formed canals of Lambert, are thought to be responsible for the frequency of round pneumonia in that age group.

They are typically less than 10 micrometers in diameter ¹.

History and etymology

They are named after Hans Kohn, a German pathologist (1866-1935) ².

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