Congenital alveolar capillary dysplasia
ORPHA:210122· ICD-10 Q33.6
Definition
Congenital alveolar capillary dysplasia (ACD) is a rare and fatal developmental lung disease characterized by respiratory distress in neonates due to refractory hypoxemia and severe pulmonary arterial hypertension.
- Prevalence
- <1 / 1 000 000
- Inheritance
- Autosomal dominant
- Age of onset
- Infancy, Neonatal