Pulmonary hyperplasia is a serious pathological event which occurs in
neonatal medicine
Neonatology is a subspecialty of pediatrics that consists of the medical care of newborn infants, especially the ill or premature newborn. It is a hospital-based specialty, and is usually practised in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The ...
. It leads to
pulmonary hypertension and
acute respiratory distress syndrome
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a type of respiratory failure characterized by rapid onset of widespread inflammation in the lungs. Symptoms include shortness of breath (dyspnea), rapid breathing (tachypnea), and bluish skin colo ...
. Histologically the lungs classically exhibit "synchronous" hypermaturity".
[Wright JR Jr, Thompson DL, McBride JA et al. Asynchronous pulmonary hyperplasia associated with tracheal atresia: pathologic and prenatal sonographic findings. Pediatr Pathol Lab Med. 1995 Jan-Feb;15(1):81-97.] It is thought that this condition is a lot less rare than previously thought due to under recognition.
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Lung disorders