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Etiology: | Etiology: | ||
*Not enough lung surfactant -> alveolar collapse with exhalation -> increased work of breathing. | *Not enough lung surfactant -> alveolar collapse with exhalation -> increased work of breathing. | ||
Complications of oxygen therapy:<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_244>{{Ref PCPBoD8|244}}</ref> | |||
*Retinopathy of prematurity. | |||
*[[Bronchopulmonary dysplasia]]. | |||
===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
Features: | Features:<ref name=Ref_PCPBoD8_243>{{Ref PCPBoD8|243}}</ref> | ||
* | *Proteineous (cellular) debris (hyaline membranes) line alveoli and respiratory bronchioles. | ||
Note: | Note: |
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