Predominant constituent of Hyaline membrane is:
High-Yield Explanation
The membranes are largely made up of fibrinogen and fibrin admixed with cell debris derived cheifly from necrotic type-II pnemocytes. There is a remarkable paucity of neutrophils inflammatory reaction associated with these mambranes. The lesions of hyaline membrane disease are never seen in still born infants or in live-born infants who die within a few hours of bih.(ref Robbins 9/e p457)