Failure of the lungs to expand after birth, as in stillborn infants or in liveborn infants who die before respiration is established
Inclusions
Primary failure to expand terminal respiratory units
Also indexed as
Primary atelectasis of newbornPrimary failure to expand terminal respiratory unitsPulmonary hypoplasia associated with short gestationfailure of expansion of terminal respiratory unitsimmature lungslung lobe hypoplasia, associated with short gestationlung nonexpansionpremature lungsprimary atelectasisprimary atelectasis in perinatal periodprimary atelectasis of fetus or newbornpulmonary immaturity NOS
Nearby in Respiratory disorders specific to the perinatal or neonatal period