Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis in Setting of Inhaled Toxin Exposure and Chronic Substance Abuse

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare lung disorder in which defects in alveolar macrophage maturation or function lead to the accumulation of proteinaceous surfactant in alveolar space, resulting in impaired gas exchange and hypoxemia. PAP is categorized into three types: hereditary, autoi...

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Autores principales: Li, Meirui, Alowami, Salem, Schell, Miranda, Davis, Clive, Naqvi, Asghar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5828087/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29607238
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5202173

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