Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a disease of alveolar accumulation of phospholipoproteinaceous material that results in gas exchange impairment leading to dyspnea and alveolar infiltrates. There are three forms of PAP: congenital, acquired and idiopathic; of which the latter two are predomin...
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Main Authors: | Sandeep M Patel, Hiroshi Sekiguchi, Jordan P Reynolds, Michael J Krowka |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2012-01-01
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Series: | Canadian Respiratory Journal |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/841530 |
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