Autoimmune Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis Diagnosed after Exposure to a Fire Extinguisher Containing Silica Powder

We herein report a case of autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) diagnosed after one-time exposure to silica powder. Owing to the misuse of a silica-containing fire extinguisher and the inhalation of large amounts of its powder, the patient experienced prolonged cough and visited our hospi...

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Autores principales: Yorozuya, Takafumi, Ikeda, Kimiyuki, Chiba, Hirofumi, Saito, Atsushi, Kuronuma, Koji, Nishikiori, Hirotaka, Miyajima, Satsuki, Takahashi, Mamoru, Yoshikawa, Takumi, Takahashi, Youhei, Taya, Tetsuya, Mori, Yuki, Umeda, Yasuaki, Otsuka, Mitsuo, Moriyama, Hiroshi, Takahashi, Hiroki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6702020/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30996157
http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.1557-18

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