Whole Lung Lavage of Nine Children with Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis: Experience in a Tertiary Lung Center

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare disease in children, characterized by intra-alveolar accumulation of large amounts of surfactant proteins, which severely reduce gas exchange. Whole lung lavage (WLL) is the preferred technique for the treatment of severe PAP. CASE PRESENTAT...

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Autores principales: Radpay, Badiozaman, Parsa, Tahereh, Dabir, Shideh, Boloursaz, Mohammadreza, Arbab, Ahmadreza, Tabatabaei, Seyyedahmad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3574999/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23550265

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