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Whole lung lavage for pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

Lung India, 2010
A 26-year-old male presented with complaints of dry cough of six months and progressive breathlessness of three months duration. He was coughing out milky white sputum for two months and had lost 12 kg weight in two months.
Jayaraman S, Gayathri A, Kumar P, Santosham Rajeev, Santosham Rajan, Narasimhan R   +5 more
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Alveolar proteinosis

Kazan medical journal, 1985
Alveolar proteinosis is a disease of unknown etiology.
K. M. Shagidullina, E. I. Boglaevskaya
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Proteinosis alveolar

Revista Colombiana de Neumología, 2017
La proteinosis alveolar pulmonar es una enfermedad rara, caracterizada por la acumulación de surfactante en el interior del espacio alveolar, que conduce a una alteración del intercambio gaseoso. El curso clínico es variable, abarcando desde la resolución espontánea hasta la falla respiratoria y la muerte.
Carlos Bula G., Ernesto Santiago H., Brenda Martínez O., Melisa Reyes, Ricardo Pabón R.   +4 more
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Statin as a novel pharmacotherapy of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

Nature Communications, 2018
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is associated with defective macrophage clearance of surfactant. Here, the authors show that patients with PAP have altered cholesterol-to-phospholipid ratio in their surfactant, and that more importantly, statin ...
Cormac McCarthy, Elinor Lee, James P. Bridges, Anthony Sallese, Takuji Suzuki, Jason C. Woods, Brian J. Bartholmai, Tisha Wang, Claudia Chalk, Brenna C. Carey, Paritha Arumugam, Kenjiro Shima, Elizabeth J. Tarling, Bruce C. Trapnell   +13 more
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Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis in Children: A case series

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2010
Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis(PAP) is a rare disease of unknown etiology, characterized by the accumulation of proteinoceous material in the alveoli that is rich in lipid and is positive on periodic acid-Schiff(PAS) stain. PAP is rare in children.
seyyed Ahmad Tabatabaei, abdollah karimi, Sedigheh Rafiee Tabatabaei, B Radpay, Farzaneh Jadali   +4 more
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Acute pulmonary alveolar proteinosis due to exposure to cotton dust

Lung India, 2009
Secondary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is rare but may occur in association with malignancy, certain infections, and exposure to inorganic or organic dust and some toxic fumes.
Thind Gurcharan
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Lavagem pulmonar total: A propósito de quatro casos proteinose alveolar Whole lung lavage: Report of four cases of alveolar proteinosis

Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia, 2009
A lavagem pulmonar é uma técnica desenvolvida na década de 60 do século xx com o intuito de remoção física de material proteináceo dos brônquios, em doentes com proteinose alveolar, levando a uma melhoria clínica e funcional.
M Aguiar, P Monteiro, MM Marques, S Feijó, JM Rosal, R Sotto-Mayor, A Bugalho de Almeida   +6 more
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Whole Lung Lavage in Autoimmune Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis: Unique Challenges in a Resource‐Limited Setting

Clinical Case Reports
Autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is characterized by antibodies to granulocyte–macrophage colony‐stimulating factor (GM‐CSF), alveolar macrophage dysfunction, and surfactant accumulation.
Ashesh Dhungana, Buddhi Sagar Lamichhane, Prajowl Shrestha, Deepa Kumari Shrestha, Ritamvara Oli, Shreya Dhungana, Pratibha Bista   +6 more
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Inhaled GM-CSF in neonatal mice provides durable protection against bacterial pneumonia [PDF]

, 2019
Morley, S. Celeste, Ramani, Rashmi, Szasz, Taylor P, Todd, Elizabeth M   +3 more
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The transbonchial lung biopsy for diagnosis of diffuse parenchymal lung disease; Pro [PDF]

, 2001
The diagnosis of diffuse parenchymal lung disease (DPLD) may require invasive procedures after all noninvasive tools have failed. The clinical context in which these diseases develop and the radiological patterns are crucial for defining the timing and ...
Cancellieri, A, Casoni, GL, Chilosi, M, Gurioli, C, Poletti, V, Robalo-Cordeiro, C, Romagnoli, M, Tomassetti, S   +7 more
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