Diffuse Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis

Case Reports1 November 1955DIFFUSE INTERSTITIAL PULMONARY FIBROSISHENRY L. WILDBERGER, M.D., WILLIAM R. BARCLAY, M.D.HENRY L. WILDBERGER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM R. BARCLAY, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-43-5-1127 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn 1944 Hamman and Rich1, 2 described three cases of diffuse interstitial fibrosis of the lungs observed by them between 1931 and 1933, and an additional case seen in 1943. These cases were characterized by dyspnea, cyanosis and cor pulmonale attributable to a widespread connective tissue hyperplasia throughout the interstitial structures of the lungs. Several etiologies were considered and discarded as incompatible with the pathologic findings, and the syndrome was believed to represent an acute idiopathic entity.In the subsequent decade it has become increasingly clear that the syndrome represents a general tissue response of the lungs. This reaction in...Bibliography1. HammanRich LAR: Acute diffuse interstitial fibrosis of the lungs, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. 74: 177, 1944. (The original paper by these authors is to be found in the Tr. Am. Clin. and Climatol. A. 51: 154, 1935.) Google Scholar2. EderHawnThorn HCVG: Report of a case of acute interstitial fibrosis of the lungs, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. 76: 163, 1945. Google Scholar3. DonoghueWoolner FELB: Pulmonary fibrosis, M. Clin. North America 1009 (July) 1954. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. PotterGerber BPIE: Acute diffuse interstitial fibrosis of the lungs, Arch. Int. Med. 82: 113 (Aug.) 1948. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. PeabodyPeabodyHayesHayes JWJWEWEW: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis—its occurrence in identical twin sisters, Dis. of Chest 18: 330, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. PeabodyBuechnerAnderson JWHAAE: Hamman-Rich syndrome, Arch. Int. Med. 92: 806-824, 1953. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. SpainThomas DMAG: The pulmonary manifestations of scleroderma: an anatomic-physiological correlation, Ann. Int. Med. 32: 152 (Jan.) 1950. LinkGoogle Scholar8. Humphreys EM: Chronic progressive pulmonary fibrosis, M. Clin. North America 35: 169, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. Muschenheim C: Hamman-Rich syndrome, Yearbook of Medicine 1954-1955: 200. Google Scholar10. Schechter MM: Diffuse interstitial fibrosis of the lungs, Am. Rev. Tuberc. 68: 603-614 (Oct.) 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Chicago, Illinois*Received for publication June 3, 1955.From the Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byBone Structures in Avian and Mammalian LungsSekundäre maligne Tumoren der Bronchien und LungenDesquamative interstitial pneumoniaFamilial Interstitial Pulmonary FibrosisThe Current Status of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (Hamman-Rich Syndrome)INTERSTITIAL PULMONARY FIBROSISPulmonary ossific nodule formation in the absence of mitral valve diseaseInterstielle Lungenfibrose (Hamman undRich)Hamman-Rich SyndromePRIMARY INTERSTITIAL PULMONARY FIBROSIS: DIFFUSE AND CIRCUMSCRIBED FORMSDiffuse interstitial pulmonary fibrosisHamman-Rich SyndromeDIFFUSE PROGRESSIVE INTERSTITIAL FIBROSIS OF THE LUNGSREPORT OF A CASE OF DIFFUSE INTERSTITIAL FIBROSIS OF THE LUNGS (HAMMAN‐RICH SYNDROME) SUCCESSFULLY CONTROLLED BY PREDNISOLONEAn Autopsy Case of Acute Diffuse Interstitial Fibrosis of the Lungs, with Special Reference of Its NatureDIFFUSE INTERSTITIAL PULMONARY FIBROSIS AND HONEYCOMB LUNGThe Hamman-Rich SyndromeDiffuse interstitial fibrosis of the lungsCONGENITAL CYSTIC DISEASE OF THE LUNG WITH PROGRESSIVE PULMONARY FIBROSIS AND CARCINOMATOSIS*VICTOR A. MCKUSICK, A. MURRAY FISHERDie Bedeutung der Spirographie für die Beurteilung der Lungeninsuffizienz, speziell des EmphysemsDie Bedeutung der Spirographie für die Beurteilung der Lungeninsuffizienz, speziell des EmphysemsCase Report: Diffuse Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis (Hamman-Rich Syndrome): Diagnosis by Lung Biopsy; Treated with Cortico-Steroids 1 November 1955Volume 43, Issue 5Page: 1127-1138KeywordsAdrenocorticotropic hormoneDyspneaFibrosisGratitudeLungsMedical staffPneumoniaPulmonary fibrosisSclerodermaSteroid therapy ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1955 PDF downloadLoading ...