Bronchopulmonary dysplasia originating in the perinatal period
Definition
Chronic lung disease requiring treatment with oxygen for at least 28 days and with a spectrum of severity from mild to severe, that predominantly affects premature infants,. While the radiologic pattern is typical in the closer to term patient the pattern in the small preterm infant is very non-discrete and variable
Also indexed as
BPD - [Bronchopulmonary dysplasia] originating in the perinatal periodBronchopulmonary dysplasia originating in the perinatal periodperinatal bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Nearby in Chronic respiratory disease originating in the perinatal period