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SECTION III
Figure 17.3 Schematic representation of sequence of events leading to the formation of hyaline membrane in neonatal and adult acute
respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
4. Changes of bronchopneumonia may supervene. 6. In organising stage, there is interstitial fibrosis
5. With time, compensatory proliferation of pneumocytes obliterating alveolar spaces.
into alveolar lumen may be seen as tufts of alveolar CONSEQUENCES. ARDS in both neonates and adults can
epithelium.
have following consequences:
Systemic Pathology
Figure 17.4 Histological appearance of hyaline membrane disease. There are alternate areas of collapsed and dilated alveolar spaces, many
of which are lined by eosinophilic hyaline membranes.
