Hyaline Membrane Disease
A respiratory distress syndrome in newborn infants, usually premature infants with insufficient PULMONARY SURFACTANTS. The disease is characterized by the formation of a HYALINE-like membrane lining the terminal respiratory airspaces (PULMONARY ALVEOLI) and subsequent collapse of the lung (PULMONARY ATELECTASIS).
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Tree Number(s): C08.381.840.500.475, C08.618.840.500.475, C16.614.521.563.475
MeSH Unique ID: D006819
Entry Terms:
- Disease, Hyaline Membrane
- Diseases, Hyaline Membrane
- Hyaline Membrane Diseases
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