Title: acute respiratory distress syndrome
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - acute respiratory distress syndrome
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.12842
Status: current

Definition
Acute lung failure characterized by alveolar and interstitial edema, perivascular pulmonary edema, and hyaline membrane formation, resulting from a variety of underlying diseases that result in increased pulmonary vascular permeability.

Source
- PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. 'IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 1117 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-06-03)

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Citation: Citation: 'acute respiratory distress syndrome' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.12842
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