Human Phenotype Ontology 
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Abnormal lung morphology (HP:0002088)help
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Abnormal pulmonary interstitial morphology (HP:0006530)help
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Honeycomb lung (HP:0025175)help
Term ID: 25175
Name: Honeycomb lung
Synonym: Honeycomb cysts; Honeycombing
Definition: Honeycombing represents destroyed and fibrotic lung tissue containing numerous cystic airspaces with thick fibrous walls, representing the late stage of various lung diseases, with complete loss of acinar architecture. The cysts range in size from a few millimeters to several centimeters in diameter, have variable wall thickness, and are lined by metaplastic bronchiolar epithelium. On chest radiographs, honeycombing appears as closely approximated ring shadows, typically 3-10 mm in diameter with walls 1-3 mm in thickness, that resemble a honeycomb; the finding implies end-stage lung disease. On CT scans, the appearance is of clustered cystic air spaces, typically of comparable diameters on the order of 3-10 mm but occasionally as large as 2.5 cm. Honeycombing is usually subpleural and is characterized by well-defined walls. It is a CT feature of established pulmonary fibrosis. Because honeycombing is often considered specific for pulmonary fibrosis and is an important criterion in the diagnosis of usual interstitial pneumonia, the term should be used with care, as it may directly impact patient care.
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Reference: HP:0025175
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..expandBronchiolitis obliterans (HP:0011946) help
..expandBronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (HP:0011945) help
..expandDesquamative interstitial pneumonitis (HP:0005942) help
..expandInterstitial pneumonitis (HP:0006515) help
..expandIntralobular interstitial thickening (HP:0025176) help
..expandLymphocytic interstitial pneumonia (HP:0006527) help
..expandPeribronchovascular interstitial thickening (HP:0025177) help
..expandPulmonary interstitial high-resolution computed tomography abnormality (HP:0025389) help
InputHPO IDHPO termDistanceGeneGene id entrezHGNC IDDiseaseIdDiseaseNameFrequencyOnsetHGMD variantsClinVar variants
 
HPO disease - gene - phenotype typical associations:
 
HPO disease - gene - phenotype less frequent non-typical associations:
HP:0025175HP:0025175Honeycomb lung0ABCA3 CL E G H2133ORPHA:2032Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisHP:0040282 - Frequent147
HP:0025175HP:0025175Honeycomb lung0ABCA3 CL E G H2133OMIM:610921Surfactant metabolism dysfunction, pulmonary, 3147
HP:0025175HP:0025175Honeycomb lung0ATP11A CL E G H2325013552ORPHA:2032Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisHP:0040282 - Frequent
HP:0025175HP:0025175Honeycomb lung0DPP9 CL E G H9103918648ORPHA:2032Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisHP:0040282 - Frequent
HP:0025175HP:0025175Honeycomb lung0DSP CL E G H18323052ORPHA:2032Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisHP:0040282 - Frequent747
HP:0025175HP:0025175Honeycomb lung0FAM13A CL E G H1014419367ORPHA:2032Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisHP:0040282 - Frequent
HP:0025175HP:0025175Honeycomb lung0MUC5B CL E G H7278977516ORPHA:2032Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisHP:0040282 - Frequent133
HP:0025175HP:0025175Honeycomb lung0PARN CL E G H50738609ORPHA:2032Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisHP:0040282 - Frequent26
HP:0025175HP:0025175Honeycomb lung0PARN CL E G H50738609OMIM:616371PULMONARY FIBROSIS AND/OR BONE MARROW FAILURE, TELOMERE-RELATED, 4; PFBMFT426
HP:0025175HP:0025175Honeycomb lung0RTEL1 CL E G H5175015888ORPHA:2032Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisHP:0040282 - Frequent77
HP:0025175HP:0025175Honeycomb lung0SFTPA1 CL E G H65350910798ORPHA:2032Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisHP:0040282 - Frequent19
HP:0025175HP:0025175Honeycomb lung0SFTPA2 CL E G H72923810799ORPHA:2032Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisHP:0040282 - Frequent10
HP:0025175HP:0025175Honeycomb lung0SFTPC CL E G H644010802ORPHA:2032Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisHP:0040282 - Frequent33
HP:0025175HP:0025175Honeycomb lung0STN1 CL E G H7999126200ORPHA:2032Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisHP:0040282 - Frequent2
HP:0025175HP:0025175Honeycomb lung0TERC CL E G H701211727ORPHA:2032Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisHP:0040282 - Frequent48
HP:0025175HP:0025175Honeycomb lung0TERT CL E G H701511730ORPHA:2032Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosisHP:0040282 - Frequent238


Genes (14) :ABCA3 ATP11A DPP9 DSP FAM13A MUC5B PARN RTEL1 SFTPA1 SFTPA2 SFTPC STN1 TERC TERT

Diseases (3) :ORPHA:2032 OMIM:610921 OMIM:616371
 

Human Phenotype Ontology(HPO) is developed by the Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium. The version used here is December 15 2022 release.