Wilson Mikity syndrome

Last revised by Subhan Iqbal on 12 May 2020

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Iqbal S, Shetty A, et al. Wilson Mikity syndrome. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 18 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-25263

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-25263

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/25263

rID:

25263

Article created:

15 Oct 2013, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

12 May 2020, Subhan Iqbal

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Subhan Iqbal had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

4 times, by 4 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest

Sections:

Syndromes

Tags:

stub, cases, syndrome

Synonyms:

Wilson-Mikity syndrome
Wilson Mikity syndrome (WMS)

Wilson Mikity syndrome (WMS) refers to chronic lung disease in premature infants, characterized by early development of cystic interstitial emphysema (PIE). This is now sometimes considered as part of the spectrum of bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

History and etymology

Almost 51 years ago, Wilson and Mikity illustrated a syndrome in premature infants. It includes chronic pulmonary insufficiency of prematurity (CPIP) ¹.