[CITATION][C] Familial fibrocystic pulmonary dysplasia and its relation to the Hamman-Rich syndrome
WL Donohue, B Laski, I Uchida, JD Munn - Pediatrics, 1959 - publications.aap.org
Attention is drawn to a peculiar" interstitial pneumonitis" in five infants from three families. In
one of these families with three infants, there was chronic pulmonary disease in four adults;
in another family, in one infant and one adult. In each adult the total picture, from data
available, was identical with that of the Hamman-Rich syndrome. In order to distinguish
these cases from others included in the Hamman-Rich syndrome, the term familial cystic
fibrosis of the lungs or familial fibrocystic pulmonary dysplasia is suggested. The genetic …
one of these families with three infants, there was chronic pulmonary disease in four adults;
in another family, in one infant and one adult. In each adult the total picture, from data
available, was identical with that of the Hamman-Rich syndrome. In order to distinguish
these cases from others included in the Hamman-Rich syndrome, the term familial cystic
fibrosis of the lungs or familial fibrocystic pulmonary dysplasia is suggested. The genetic …