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| ID | DOID:2800 |
| Name | acute interstitial pneumonia |
| Definition | A idiopathic interstitial pneumonia which develops suddenly and is severe. Initially, the lung shows edema, hyaline membranes, and interstitial acute inflammation. Later, it develops loose organizing fibrosis, mostly within alveolar septa and type II pneumocyte hyperplasia. Fever, cough, and difficulty breathing develop over 1 to 2 weeks, typically progressing to acute respiratory failure. http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec04/ch050/ch050b.html?qt=idiopathic%20interstitial%20pneumonia&alt=sh, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11790668 |
| Xrefs |
SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:129459004 |
| Subsets |
DO_rare_slim NCIthesaurus |
| Synonyms |
accelerated interstitial pneumonia [EXACT] acute interstitial pneumonitis [EXACT] AIP [EXACT] Hamman-Rich disease [EXACT] Hamman-Rich syndrome [EXACT] Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, acute fatal form [EXACT] |
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