Definition: A respiratory distress syndrome in newborn infants, usually premature infants with insufficient PULMONARY SURFACTANTS. The disease is characterized by the formation of a HYALINE-like membrane lining the terminal respiratory airspaces (PULMONARY ALVEOLI) and subsequent collapse of the lung (PULMONARY ATELECTASIS).
do not confuse with INFANTILE SYSTEMIC HYALINOSIS see HYALINOSIS, SYSTEMIC
See AlsoHyalinosis, Systemic
