Coloured chest X-ray (front view) showing widespread inflammation in the lungs in a 17 year old male patient with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS).

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Coloured chest X-ray (front view) showing widespread inflammation in the lungs in a 17 year old male patient with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). RDS is a lung reaction to injury or infection in which the lung parenchyma becomes inflamed leading to impaired breathing.

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