Summary Literature (0)

DOID:2800 - acute interstitial pneumonia

Disease Ontology Definition:A idiopathic interstitial pneumonia which develops suddenly and is severe. Initially, the lung shows edema, hyaline membranes, and interstitial acute inflammation. Later,it develops loose organizing fibrosis, mostly within alveolar septa and type II pneumocyte hyperplasia. Fever, cough, and difficulty breathing develop over 1 to 2 weeks, typically progressing to acute respiratory failure.

Synonyms: AIP, Hamman-Rich disease, Hamman-Rich syndrome, Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, acute fatal form, accelerated interstitial pneumonia, acute interstitial pneumonitis,

Echinobase Genes :



Other Model Organisms: AGR, MGI, ZFIN, FlyBase, WormBase, RGD

Ontology Viewers: Disease Ontology, EMBL-EBI, OLSVis tree view, Ontobee