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What is Hamman-Rich syndrome is BEST treated with: and explain in detail?
There is no specific treatment of benefit in patients with Hamman Rich syndrome. In practice, patients are treated for infection, high dose steroids and high flow oxygen are also given. Expes do not recommend routine use of coicosteroids in these patients. Hamman-Rich syndrome is a rapidly progressive interstitial pneumonia. It usually affects males of 50-60 years. Initially they develop a viral like prodromal illness followed by subacute progressive dyspnea, fever and non productive cough. Chest Xray shows bilateral interstitial infiltrates and chest CT shows diffuse patchy alveolar ground glass infiltrates. Ref: Critical care medicine 2 Ed: Principles of diagnosis and management in the adult edited by Joseph E. Parrillo, M.D page 968.