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Hamman-Rich syndrome history and symptoms
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Patients with acute interstitial pneumonitis usually present with flu-like viral illness or upper respiratory tract infection, which progresses very rapidly to acute respiratory failure. Common symptoms include fatigue, headache, myalgia, cough, fever, and dyspnea. The acute onset of symptoms is characteristic of acute interstitial pneumonitis.
History and Symptoms
History and Symptoms
History
- Patients with acute interstitial pneumonitis usually present with prodromal flu-like illness or upper respiratory tract infection with symptoms of headaches, sore throat, myalgia, arthralgia, cough and fever. It has a sudden and severe onset and a very rapidly progressive dyspnea and eventually resulting in severe respiratory failure.[1][2]
- Duration of symptoms ranges from 2 days to 2 months.
Common Symptoms
Common symptoms of acute interstitial pneumonitis include:
- The acute onset of symptoms is characteristic of acute interstitial pneumonitis.
- Flulike prodromal illness or upper respiratory tract infection
- Cough
- Sudden onset of breathlessness
- Fever
References
References
- ↑ Bruminhent J, Yassir S, Pippim J (2011). “Acute interstitial pneumonia (hamman-rich syndrome) as a cause of idiopathic acute respiratory distress syndrome”. Case Rep Med. 2011: 628743. doi:10.1155/2011/628743. PMC 3114546.
- ↑ Vourlekis JS, Brown KK, Cool CD, Young DA, Cherniack RM, King TE, Schwarz MI (November 2000). “Acute interstitial pneumonitis. Case series and review of the literature”. Medicine (Baltimore). 79 (6): 369–78. PMID 11144035.
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Chandrakala Yannam, MD [2]