Rare diseases · Sign or symptom

Abnormality of the pulmonary veins

Abnormality of lung veins

HP:0011718

What it means

An abnormality of the pulmonary veins.

The right superior, right inferior, left superior, and left inferior pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood to the left atrium.

Rare diseases that can present with this1

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Abnormality of the pulmonary veins

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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.