Acute interstitial pneumonitis

Definition

Acute interstitial pneumonia (pneumonitis), also referred to as Hamman-Rich syndrome, is a rapidly progressive and histologically distinct form of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (pneumonitis).

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Nearby in Idiopathic interstitial pneumonitis

• CB03.1Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema syndrome
• CB03.2Cryptogenic organizing pneumonitis
• CB03.3Desquamative interstitial pneumonitis
• CB03.4Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
• CB03.5Lymphoid interstitial pneumonia
• CB03.6Respiratory bronchiolitis - interstitial lung disease
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified