Chapter 16 - Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)»Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders specific to the perinatal period (P19-P29)»Other chronic respiratory diseases originating in the perinatal period (P27.8)
P27.8
Other chronic respiratory diseases originating in the perinatal period
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Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia72 drugs (41 approved, 31 experimental)
A chronic lung disease developed after OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY or mechanical ventilation (VENTILATION, MECHANICAL) usually occurring in certain premature infants (INFANT, PREMATURE) or newborn infants with respiratory distress syndrome (RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, NEWBORN). Histologically, it is characterized by the unusual abnormalities of the bronchioles, such as METAPLASIA, decrease in alveolar number, and formation of CYSTS.