See Also: hyaline membrane disease of the newborn(medicine)
hyaline membrane disease(medicine)
Disease, hyaline membrane(health)
hyaline membrane(medicine)
hyaline membrane syndrome(medicine)
haemolytic disease of newborn(medicine)
haemorrhagic disease of the newborn(medicine)
Hemolytic disease of the newborn(health)
Disease, hemolytic of the newborn(health)
haemolytic disease of the newborn(medicine)

hyaline membrane disease of the newborn (medicine)


hyaline membrane disease of the newborn


A disease seen especially in premature neonates with respiratory distress; characterised postmortem by atelectasis and alveolar ducts lined by an eosinophilic membrane; also associated with reduced amounts of lung surfactant.

Synonym: hyaline membrane syndrome, respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn.