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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Patients with [[Hamman-Rich syndrome|acute interstitial pneumonitis]] usually present with [[Flu|flu-like]] viral illness or [[upper respiratory tract infection]], which progresses very rapidly to acute respiratory failure. Common symptoms include [[fatigue]], [[headache]], [[myalgia]], [[cough]], [[fever]], and [[dyspnea]]. The acute onset of symptoms is characteristic of [[Hamman-Rich syndrome|acute interstitial pneumonitis]]. | |||
==History and Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
===History=== | ===History=== | ||
*Patients with acute interstitial pneumonitis | * Patients with [[Hamman-Rich syndrome|acute interstitial pneumonitis]] usually present with prodromal [[Flu|flu-like illness]] or [[upper respiratory tract infection]] with symptoms of [[Headache|headaches]], [[Pharyngitis|sore throat]], [[myalgia]], [[arthralgia]], [[cough]] and fever. It has a sudden and severe onset and a very rapidly progressive [[dyspnea]] and eventually resulting in severe [[respiratory failure]].<ref name="pmid">{{cite journal |vauthors=Bruminhent J, Yassir S, Pippim J |title=Acute interstitial pneumonia (hamman-rich syndrome) as a cause of idiopathic acute respiratory distress syndrome |journal=Case Rep Med |volume=2011 |issue= |pages=628743 |date=2011 |pmid= |pmc=3114546 |doi=10.1155/2011/628743 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid11144035">{{cite journal |vauthors=Vourlekis JS, Brown KK, Cool CD, Young DA, Cherniack RM, King TE, Schwarz MI |title=Acute interstitial pneumonitis. Case series and review of the literature |journal=Medicine (Baltimore) |volume=79 |issue=6 |pages=369–78 |date=November 2000 |pmid=11144035 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
* Duration of [[Symptom|symptoms]] ranges from 2 days to 2 months. | |||
===Common Symptoms=== | ===Common Symptoms=== | ||
Common symptoms of [ | Common symptoms of [[Hamman-Rich syndrome|acute interstitial pneumonitis]] include: | ||
*[ | *The acute onset of symptoms is characteristic of [[Hamman-Rich syndrome|acute interstitial pneumonitis]]. | ||
*[ | *[[Flu]]<nowiki/>like [[Prodromal|prodromal illness]] or [[upper respiratory tract infection]] | ||
*[ | **[[Headache]] | ||
**[[Fatigue]] | |||
**[[Myalgia]] | |||
**[[Arthralgia]] | |||
*[ | *[[Cough]] | ||
*[ | *Sudden onset of [[Dyspnea|breathlessness]] | ||
*[ | *[[Fever]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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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
Patients with acute interstitial pneumonitis usually present with flu-like viral illness or upper respiratory tract infection, which progresses very rapidly to acute respiratory failure. Common symptoms include fatigue, headache, myalgia, cough, fever, and dyspnea. The acute onset of symptoms is characteristic of acute interstitial pneumonitis.
History and Symptoms
History
- Patients with acute interstitial pneumonitis usually present with prodromal flu-like illness or upper respiratory tract infection with symptoms of headaches, sore throat, myalgia, arthralgia, cough and fever. It has a sudden and severe onset and a very rapidly progressive dyspnea and eventually resulting in severe respiratory failure.[1][2]
- Duration of symptoms ranges from 2 days to 2 months.
Common Symptoms
Common symptoms of acute interstitial pneumonitis include:
- The acute onset of symptoms is characteristic of acute interstitial pneumonitis.
- Flulike prodromal illness or upper respiratory tract infection
- Cough
- Sudden onset of breathlessness
- Fever
References
- ↑ Bruminhent J, Yassir S, Pippim J (2011). "Acute interstitial pneumonia (hamman-rich syndrome) as a cause of idiopathic acute respiratory distress syndrome". Case Rep Med. 2011: 628743. doi:10.1155/2011/628743. PMC 3114546.
- ↑ Vourlekis JS, Brown KK, Cool CD, Young DA, Cherniack RM, King TE, Schwarz MI (November 2000). "Acute interstitial pneumonitis. Case series and review of the literature". Medicine (Baltimore). 79 (6): 369–78. PMID 11144035.