Bronchoscopic lung cryobiopsy for the diagnosis of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in a hypoxemic patient

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare disorder characterized by the intra-alveolar accumulation of surfactant due to macrophage dysfunction or the production of abnormal surfactant. Diagnosis is usually confirmed by lung biopsy either bronchoscopically or by video-assisted thoracoscopic sur...

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Autores principales: Marwah, Vikas, Katoch, CDS, Sengupta, P., Bhattacharjee, Saikat
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7507936/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32643644
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_384_19

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