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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1992;35(2):245-251. Published online February 15, 1992.

Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Infancy

Hoo Jae HJ Hann¹, Young Mi YM Hong¹, Seung Joo SJ Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Ewha Womens University, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Adult Respiratory distress Syndrome (ARDS) is a clinical entity characterized by respiratory distress and diffuse pulmonary infiltrates due to increased permeability after various kinds of insult to alveolar-capillary membrane. We experienced a case of ARDS in a 3-1/2 month old girl after Pseudomonas pneumonia, cardiac arrest and generalized convulsion. This is the report on her clincal and autopsy findings with brief review of related literatures.

Keywords :Adult respiratory Distress Syndrome