CIM11 CB40.3

Interstitial emphysema

chapitre: 12 Diseases of the respiratory system
definition: This is a collection of air outside of the normal air passages in the body and instead is found inside the connective tissue of the peribronchovascular sheaths, interlobular septa, and visceral pleura. This collection develops as a result of alveolar and terminal bronchiolar rupture.
exclusions: surgical subcutaneous emphysema | emphysema NOS | surgical emphysema | Traumatic subcutaneous emphysema, not elsewhere classified
type: category
navigateur oms (fr): https://icd.who.int/browse/2026-01/mms/fr#2008095771 ↗