Middle lobe alveolar emphysema of the lung is a kind of limited emphysema, limited emphysema is usually not serious if there are no obvious clinical symptoms, if there are obvious clinical symptoms it is more serious.
1. Not serious: limited emphysema may be caused by environmental factors, dysregulation of protease-antiprotease balance, genetic factors, etc. If the patient does not have obvious uncomfortable symptoms, it can be left untreated in general, so it is not serious.
2. More serious: limited emphysema is more serious if it causes obvious uncomfortable symptoms, such as shortness of breath, fatigue, poor appetite, weight loss, and is complicated by spontaneous pneumothorax, acute infection of the lungs, respiratory failure, etc., which requires timely treatment.
Limiting emphysema may also be caused by other factors, specific patients also need to go to the regular hospital to do a detailed examination, if the adverse effects on the body, can be based on the results of the examination for formal treatment.