Lung Transplant Recipient with Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a progressive lung disease characterized by accumulated surfactant-like lipoproteinaceous material in the alveoli and distal bronchioles. This accumulation is the result of impaired clearance by alveolar macrophages. PAP has been described in 11 solid organ tr...

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Main Authors: Sofya Tokman, M. Frances Hahn, Hesham Abdelrazek, Tanmay S. Panchabhai, Vipul J. Patel, Rajat Walia, Ashraf Omar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4628354
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