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Hyaline membrane disease in a term neonate

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Hyaline membrane disease is primarily a disorder of preterm infants. Its occurrence in term infants is very uncommon and therefore may escape attention. We describe a term infant who developed severe respiratory distress soon after birth. Diagnosis of hyaline membrane disease was revealed at autopsy.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Government Medical College Hospital, Sector 32 B, 160047, Chandigarh, India

    Jatinder S. Goraya (Reader) & Munni Ray

  2. Department of Pathology, Government Medical College Hospital, Sector 32 B, 160047, Chandigarh, India

    Ritambhra Nada

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Goraya, J.S., Nada, R. & Ray, M. Hyaline membrane disease in a term neonate. Indian J Pediatr 68, 771–773 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02752420

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