Acute pulmonary alveolar proteinosis due to exposure to cotton dust

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. This case report describes the second recorded case of PAP due to exposure to cotton dust. A 24-year-old man develo...

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Autor principal: Thind, Gurcharan Singh
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2876706/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20532003
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.56355