Multiple pulmonary cysts

What it means

The presence of multiple lung cysts.

Emphysematous changes sometimes can be mistaken for multifocal lung cysts. In contrast to true cysts, the cystlike lucencies caused by the destruction of lung parenchyma in emphy-sema do not have walls. Nevertheless, emphysema can be accompanied by multiple cysts, such as bullae, or in association with LCH.

Rare diseases that can present with this4

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

Also called: Cystic lung disease · Multiple lung cysts