Hamman-Rich syndrome historical perspective

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Chandrakala Yannam, MD [2]

Overview

In 1935, Hamman and rich first described cases with rapidly progressing pulmonary fibrosis of unknown etiology. After that, the eponym, Hamman-Rich syndrome have been used to describe idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. In 1975, Liebow came up with classification to distinguish between pulmonary fibrosis and idiopathic interstitial lung diseases. In 1986, Katzenstein used the term acute interstitial pneumonitis. Further studies helped to differentiate acute interstitial pneumonitis from pulmonary fibrosis.

Historical Perspective

The historical perspective of the acute interstitial pneumonitis is as follows:

References

  1. Parr LH (January 1969). "Hamman-Rich syndrome. Idiopathic pulmonary interstitial fibrosis of the lung". J Natl Med Assoc. 61 (1): 8–12. PMC 2611586. PMID 5763321.
  2. Katzenstein AL, Myers JL (April 1998). "Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: clinical relevance of pathologic classification". Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 157 (4 Pt 1): 1301–15. doi:10.1164/ajrccm.157.4.9707039. PMID 9563754.
  3. "American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society International Multidisciplinary Consensus Classification of the Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias. This joint statement of the American Thoracic Society (ATS), and the European Respiratory Society (ERS) was adopted by the ATS board of directors, June 2001 and by the ERS Executive Committee, June 2001". Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. 165 (2): 277–304. January 2002. doi:10.1164/ajrccm.165.2.ats01. PMID 11790668.

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