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Hyaluronidase: A Potential New Treatment For Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, C. Leblanc, Robert Stern
Hyaluronidase: A Potential New Treatment For Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, C. Leblanc, Robert Stern
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (New York) Publications and Research
Acute respiratory distress syndrome, also known as diffuse alveolar damage, is an acute injury to the lungs. Patients experience severe shortness of breath and require mechanical ventilation. It is not a specific disease, but an acute lung dysfunction associated with a variety of disorders: pneumonia, shock, sepsis, and trauma. A similar lesion occurs in newborn infants, called hyaline disease of the newborn. It occurs in premature babies and has the same pathophysiological mechanism as acute respiratory distress syndrome. Hyaline membranes are a pathologic feature of acute respiratory distress syndrome, consisting of basophilic structures that coat alveolar surfaces. They prevent oxygen …