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A Case of Bilateral Diffuse Infiltration  

Lee, Young Jae (Department of internal medicine, Kyunghee University)
Heo, Woo Young (Department of internal medicine, Kyunghee University)
Lee, Sang Wook (Department of internal medicine, Kyunghee University)
Park, Myoung Jae (Department of internal medicine, Kyunghee University)
Yoo, Jee Hong (Department of internal medicine, Kyunghee University)
Kang, Hong Mo (Department of internal medicine, Kyunghee University)
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases / v.56, no.6, 2004 , pp. 683-686 More about this Journal
Abstract
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a rare disorder in which lipoproteinaceous material accumulates within the alveoli. We report a case of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in a 41 year old female patient. She complained of a dry cough in the preceding 6 months. She presented symptoms of mild hypoxemia and diffuse infiltration at both lower lung fields. A milky fluid was obtained by bronchoalveolar lavage. We confirmed by light microscopic examinations of the lung tissues obtained by transbronchial lung biopsy. Through several follow-ups, the patients symptoms were mild.
Keywords
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis; Bronchoalveolar lavage; Transbronchial lung biopy;
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