Hamman-Rich syndrome: A rare acute lung disease where the lung sufferers progressive inflammation and fibrosis which often leads to death. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Hamman-Rich syndrome is available below.
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Prognosis for Hamman-Rich syndrome: more than half die in the first six months but full recovery often occurs in survivors
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Chronic inflammation and progressive fibrosis of the pulmonary alveolar walls with steady progressive dyspnea; finally, resulting in death from lack of oxygen or right heart failure. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Hamman-Rich syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Hamman-Rich syndrome, or a subtype of Hamman-Rich syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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