Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis in Association with Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia: A Case Report

A two-year-old girl with congenital dyserythropoietic anemia (CDA) acutely developed fever, tachypnea, and increased oxygen requirement. Chest X-ray revealed bilateral interstitial infiltrates and mild cardiomegaly. Blood cultures grew no infectious agents, while pulmonary specimens grew cytomegalov...

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Main Authors: Marcus A. Carden, Ashish Barman, Gita Massey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/624740
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description A two-year-old girl with congenital dyserythropoietic anemia (CDA) acutely developed fever, tachypnea, and increased oxygen requirement. Chest X-ray revealed bilateral interstitial infiltrates and mild cardiomegaly. Blood cultures grew no infectious agents, while pulmonary specimens grew cytomegalovirus (CMV). Treatment with intravenous ganciclovir was initiated but without response. Final cytologic preparations of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid revealed eosinophilic amorphous material consistent with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP). CDA and PAP are extremely rare disorders in pediatrics. PAP should be considered in patients with hematological disorders who present with acute interstitial pneumonia, after infectious causes are ruled out.
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spelling doaj-art-2f6de53b9be8413a826b6739ef82f8092025-08-20T02:08:12ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112012-01-01201210.1155/2012/624740624740Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis in Association with Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia: A Case ReportMarcus A. Carden0Ashish Barman1Gita Massey2Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1001 East Marshall Street, Richmond, VA 23298-0646, USADivision of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298-0646, USADivision of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298-0646, USAA two-year-old girl with congenital dyserythropoietic anemia (CDA) acutely developed fever, tachypnea, and increased oxygen requirement. Chest X-ray revealed bilateral interstitial infiltrates and mild cardiomegaly. Blood cultures grew no infectious agents, while pulmonary specimens grew cytomegalovirus (CMV). Treatment with intravenous ganciclovir was initiated but without response. Final cytologic preparations of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid revealed eosinophilic amorphous material consistent with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP). CDA and PAP are extremely rare disorders in pediatrics. PAP should be considered in patients with hematological disorders who present with acute interstitial pneumonia, after infectious causes are ruled out.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/624740
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title Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis in Association with Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia: A Case Report
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title_full_unstemmed Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis in Association with Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia: A Case Report
title_short Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis in Association with Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia: A Case Report
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