Hamman–Rich syndrome

Also known as: Acute interstitial pneumonia

Rapidly progressive idiopathic respiratory failure with diffuse alveolar damage.

Medical specialty: Pulmonology
Subspecialty: Pulmonology / Interstitial lung disease
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected; Female: affected; Children: rare
Gene(s) involved: SFTPA2, SFTPC

Etiology & mechanism

Acute diffuse alveolar damage of unknown cause.

Gene(s) involved (2)

SFTPA2SFTPC

Symptoms & signs (5)

acute dyspneabilateral infiltratescoughfeverrespiratory failure

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