giant cell pneumonia
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gi·ant cell pneu·mo·ni·a
a rare complication of measles, with a postmortem finding of multinucleated giant cells lining alveoli.
Synonym(s): Hecht pneumonia, interstitial pneumonia
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Prognosis Poor with high mortality, especially in patients with leukemia, cystic fibrosis, immunodeficiency, and persistent measles viremia
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gi·ant cell pneu·mo·ni·a
(jī'ănt sel nū-mō'nē-ă)A rare complication of measles, with a postmortem finding of multinucleated giant cells lining alveoli.
Synonym(s): interstitial pneumonia.
Synonym(s): interstitial pneumonia.
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Hecht,
Victor, early 20th century Austrian pathologist.Hecht pneumonia - a rare complication of measles, with the postmortem finding of multinucleated giant cells lining the alveoli. Synonym(s): giant cell pneumonia
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