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disease > newborn diseases > hyaline membrane disease
disease > respiratory disease > lung disease > hyaline membrane disease
disease > respiratory disease > respiratory distress > hyaline membrane disease

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hyaline membrane disease  

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  • Infantile respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS), also called respiratory distress syndrome of newborn, or increasingly surfactant deficiency disorder (SDD), and previously called hyaline membrane disease (HMD), is a syndrome in premature infants caused by developmental insufficiency of pulmonary surfactant production and structural immaturity in the lungs. (Wikipedia)

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