| Acute interstitial pneumonia (hamman-rich syndrome) as a cause of idiopathic acute respiratory distress syndrome. | |
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PMID: 21687544 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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Hamman-Rich syndrome, also known as acute interstitial pneumonia, is a rare and fulminant form of idiopathic interstitial lung disease. It should be considered as a cause of idiopathic acute respiratory distress syndrome. Confirmatory diagnosis requires demonstration of diffuse alveolar damage on lung histopathology. The main treatment is supportive care. It is not clear if glucocorticoid therapy is effective in acute interstitial pneumonia. We report the case of a 77-year-old woman without pre-existing lung disease who initially presented with mild upper respiratory tract infection and then progressed to rapid onset of hypoxic respiratory failure similar to acute respiratory distress syndrome with unknown etiology. Despite glucocorticoid therapy, she did not achieve remission and expired after 35 days of hospitalization. The diagnosis of acute interstitial pneumonia was supported by the histopathologic findings on her lung biopsy. |
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Jackrapong Bruminhent; Shahla Yassir; James Pippim |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2011-05-29 |
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Title: Case reports in medicine Volume: 2011 ISSN: 1687-9635 ISO Abbreviation: Case Report Med Publication Date: 2011 |
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Created Date: 2011-06-20 Completed Date: 2011-07-14 Revised Date: 2011-08-01 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101512910 Medline TA: Case Report Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 628743 Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Medical Center, 2800 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT 06606, USA. |
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