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Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis and first successful whole lung lavage in Sri Lanka: a case report
BACKGROUND: Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a rare disease characterized by accumulation of lipoproteinaceous material within alveoli. There are three clinically distinct forms: congenital, acquired and secondary. Whole lung lavage is currently the gold standard therapy for severe cases of pulmona...
Autores principales: | Galhenage, Janith, Weerasinghe, Buddhika, Dilesha, Wadasinghe, Constantine, Roshana, Gunasena, Bandu |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5341169/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28270188 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-017-1218-2 |
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