Hamman-Rich syndrome

Hamman-Rich syndrome

INTRODUCTION Acute interstitial pneumonia is a rare but important diagnosis, associated with a high mortality rate and important to identify early. CASE PRESENTATION A 76 year-old individual presented to hospital with a two-week history of shortness of breath, fevers and a non-productive cough. Treatment initially was for lower respiratory tract infection but returned to hospital three days l...

[hamman-rich Syndrome (diffuse Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis)].

In 1935, Hamman and Rich’ of Johns Hopkins first described a syndrome which they had observed in three patients, characterized by a gradual onset of cough, dyspnea, and cyanosis; and in whose lungs pathologic studies revealed a diffuse interstitial fibrosis, involving the interalveolar septa in particular. In the discussion they emphasized that the causative factors and associated findings comm...

Hamman‐Rich syndrome revisited: how to avoid misdiagnosis

misdiagnosis Jiro Fujita, Masato Tohyama, Shusaku Haranaga, Haley L. Cash, Futoshi Higa, Masao Tateyama Department of Infectious, Respiratory, and Digestive Medicine, Control and Prevention of Infectious Diseases, Okinawa, Japan. Department of Internal Medicine, Yonabaru Central Hospital, Okinawa, Japan. Correspondence: Jiro Fujita, Department of Infectious, Respiratory, and Digestive Medicine,...

Familial Hamman-Rich syndrome. Report of eight cases.

Primary Sjogren's Syndrome Presenting as Acute Interstitial Pneumonitis/Hamman-Rich Syndrome

A previously well, 45-year-old Pakistani lady was admitted to the medical unit on-call of Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH) Peshawar with a 5-day history of fever, productive cough with copious mucoid sputum, dyspnea, and pleuritic chest pain. She also complained of dry eyes, mouth, and vagina. Her chest X-ray showed diffuse alveolar shadowing and arterial gas analysis confirmed type 1 respiratory...