Rare Presentation of Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis Causing Acute Respiratory Failure

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare condition characterized by dysfunctional alveolar macrophages, which ineffectively clear surfactant and typically cause mild hypoxemia. Characteristic Computed Tomography findings are septal reticulations superimposed on ground-glass opacities in a craz...

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Published in:Can Respir J
Main Authors: Kroll, Ryan R., Kumar, Sameer, Grossman, Ronald F., Price, Charles, Srigley, John R.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4904544/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27445536
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4064539
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