Hyaline Membrane Syndrome

Preferred Label : Hyaline Membrane Syndrome;

NCIt definition : A serious disorder affecting newborns, particularly premature infants. It is caused by deficiency of surfactant, resulting in the formation of a membrane in the alveoli lining. This membrane contains fibrin and cellular debris and interferes with respiration. Infants with this disorder develop breathing problems immediately or in a few hours after delivery. It may lead to respiratory failure.;

Details

Origin ID

C27562;

UMLS CUI

C1334061;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Hyaline membrane disease [PASCAL descriptor]
CISMeF manual mappings
- hyaline membrane disease [MeSH Descriptor]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Hyaline membrane disease [MedDRA LLT]
- Infant acute respiratory distress syndrome [ORDO Disease]
- Respiratory distress syndrome in newborn [ICD-9 code]
- Respiratory distress syndrome in the newborn (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- hyaline membrane disease [SNOMED Notion]
- hyaline membrane disease [MeSH concept]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Lung [NCIt concept]
- Respiratory System [NCIt concept]
- Thoracic Cavity [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
disease_has_finding
- Rare Lesion [NCIt concept]

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