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Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare lung disease in which abnormal accumulation of surfactant occurs within the alveoli, interfering with gas exchange. more...

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Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare disease of the lungs.
From Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 4/6/01 by Lorraine T. Steefel
Clinical significance of anti-GM-CSF antibodies in idiopathic pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
PURPOSE: To evaluate the clinical relevance of anti-GM-CSF anti-bodies in idiopathic pulmonary proteinosis. METHODS: Twelve idiopathic pulmonary alveolar ...
From CHEST, 10/1/05 by Fang Chi Lin
Inflammatory markers in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of patients with idiopathic pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
PURPOSE: Idiopathic pulmonary alveolar proteionsis (iPAP) is regarded as an autoimmune disease since anti-GM-CSF antibodies could be detected in blood ...
From CHEST, 10/1/05 by Shi-Chuan Chang
Effect of body position on gas exchange in patients with idiopathic pulmonary alveolar proteinosis : no benefit of prone positioning
Background: Prone positioning may improve oxygenation in patients with acute lung injury/ARDS. However, the beneficial effect of prone positioning on ...
From CHEST, 3/1/05 by Fang-Chi Lin
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis : treatment by bronchofiberscopic lobar lavage - selected reports
Thy current mainstay of treatment for pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is whole-lung lavage. Therapy with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating ...
From CHEST, 10/1/02 by Shih-Lung Cheng
Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis Causing Severe Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Treated With Sequential Whole-Lung Lavage Utilizing Venovenous Extracorporeal
A Case Report and Review Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is characterized by the accumulation of proteinaceous material in the alveoli leading to varying ...
From CHEST, 9/1/01 by Elliott S. Cohen
Rapid Alveolar Epithelial Fluid Clearance Following Lung Lavage in Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis - )
Study objective: To measure the in vivo rate of alveolar epithelial fluid clearance of the human lung in patients with pulmonary alveolar phospholipoproteinosis ...
From CHEST, 7/1/01 by Mark S. Chesnutt
Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis in Association With Household Exposure to Fibrous Insulation Material - )
We report the case of a 35-year-old woman who developed pulmonary alveolar proteinosis requiring multiple lavage treatments, in association with household ...
From CHEST, 6/1/00 by Josh W. McDonald

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