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Alveolar capillary dysplasia MeSH Supplementary Concept Data 2024


MeSH Supplementary
Alveolar capillary dysplasia
Unique ID
C536590
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C536590
Entry Term(s)
Congenital alveolar capillary dysplasia
Heading Mapped to
*Persistent Fetal Circulation Syndrome
Pulmonary Alveoli / abnormalities
Frequency
67
Note
A disorder characterized histologically by failure of formation and ingrowth of alveolar CAPILLARIES that then do not make contact with alveolar EPITHELIUM, medial muscular thickening of small pulmonary ARTERIOLES with muscularization of the intraacinar arterioles, thickened alveolar walls, and anomalously situated PULMONARY VEINS running alongside pulmonary arterioles and sharing the same ADVENTITIAL TISSUE sheath. Mutations in the FOXF1 gene have been identified in sporadic cases. OMIM: 265380
Date of Entry
2010/08/25
Revision Date
2015/08/17
Alveolar capillary dysplasia Preferred
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