Acute Interstitial Pneumonia (Hamman-Rich Syndrome) in Lung Transplantation : A Case Series

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BACKGROUND: Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP), also known as Hamman-Rich syndrome, is a rare and rapidly progressive idiopathic interstitial lung disease with a high mortality rate. Treatment is limited to supportive care and empirical high-dose steroids; however, outcomes are generally poor. There are few reports of lung transplantation (LTx) in patients with AIP.

METHODS: We retrospectively identified patients with AIP among those who underwent LTx at our center between January 2008 and December 2020.

RESULTS: During the study period, 4 patients with AIP underwent bilateral LTx: 3 men and 1 woman, between 30 and 57 years of age. The lung allocation score ranged between 71 and 89. Of the 4 patients, 2 needed extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and mechanical ventilation (MV) and 1 needed MV preoperatively. Time of onset to transplant ranged from 1 to 3 months. None of the patients had primary graft dysfunction after LTx; 2 had acute cellular rejection and 1 had chronic lung allograft dysfunction. The 4 patients are alive with survival ranging between 1 and 12 years after LTx.

CONCLUSION: AIP should be considered in patients with acute respiratory failure without a clear etiology. Our study showed that LTx led to good outcomes and should be considered as a treatment option in appropriate candidates.

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

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2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:54

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Transplantation proceedings - 54(2022), 8 vom: 07. Okt., Seite 2313-2316

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Englisch

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Shepherd, Hailey M [VerfasserIn]
Terada, Yuriko [VerfasserIn]
Takahashi, Tsuyoshi [VerfasserIn]
Pasque, Michael K [VerfasserIn]
Kulkarni, Hrishikesh S [VerfasserIn]
Guillamet, Rodrigo Vazquez [VerfasserIn]
Witt, Chad A [VerfasserIn]
Nava, Ruben G [VerfasserIn]
Puri, Varun [VerfasserIn]
Kreisel, Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Patterson, G Alexander [VerfasserIn]
Hachem, Ramsey R [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 06.12.2022

Date Revised 06.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1016/j.transproceed.2022.07.010

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NLM345928237