Diffuse Progressive Interstitial Fibrosis of the Lungs in Childhood (Hamman-Rich Syndrome)

Abstract

Hamman and Rich (1935) briefly described four cases of bilateral diffuse interstitial fibrosis of the lungs of unknown aetiology. In 1944, they described this condition in detail under the title 'Acute diffuse interstitial fibrosis of the lungs' (Hamman and Rich, 1944).