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Chapter 10 - Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)»Other respiratory diseases principally affecting the interstitium (J80-J84)»Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (J84.11)

J84.11

Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia

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Hamman-Rich Syndrome1 drug (1 experimental)

Acute idiopathic interstitial pneumonitis characterized by diffuse PULMONARY ALVEOLI damage with uniform edematous connective tissue proliferation. It is often associated with extensive fibroblastic distortion of the lung parenchyma and leads to ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME in later stages.