ICD-11 classes
12 Diseases of the respiratory system
Certain lower respiratory tract diseases
CA21 — Emphysema
CA21.2 — Centrilobular emphysema

ICD-11 CA21.2 — Centrilobular emphysema

Centrilobular (centriacinar) emphysema begins in the respiratory bronchioles and spreads peripherally. This form is associated with long-standing cigarette smoking and predominantly involves the upper half of the lungs.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

The diagnosis excludes nothing.

It has no clarifying diagnoses.