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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Autores principales: Kroll, Ryan R., Kumar, Sameer, Grossman, Ronald F., Price, Charles, Srigley, John R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4904544/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27445536
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4064539

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4904544/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27445536
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4064539

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