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Health Encyclopedia: Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Symptoms
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Symptoms
The hallmark symptom of chronic obstructive lung disease is progressive shortness of breath, frequently accompanied by a phlegm-producing cough, with episodes of wheezing. Symptoms may vary, however, or others may be present depending on which disease predominates.
Symptoms of Emphysema
Typically, first symptoms of emphysema occur in heavy smokers in their mid-50s. Emphysema patients have typically lost between 50 - 70% of their lung tissue by the time symptoms begin to appear:
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Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
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