- acute interstitial pneumonia
- the acute form of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, now thought to represent a sequel to the acute respiratory distress syndrome. Called also Hamman-Rich syndrome.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
acute interstitial pneumonia
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