Adult acute respiratory distress syndrome

Orpha code: 70578OMIM code:

Definition

A very severe form of acute pulmonary failure secondary to capillary permeability impairment. The symptoms include dyspnea, hypotension and multivisceral failure. The disease is characterized by bilateral pulmonary infiltrates and severe hypoxemia due to increased alveolar-capillary permeability. The severity depends on the degree of alveolar epithelial injury, with a mortality rate of 30-50%.

Disease data
Classification

Disease

Synonyms
Adult ARDS
ARDS dorosłych
ORPHA code
70578
OMIM code
-
ICD10 code
J80
ICD11 code
CB00

No additional description.

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