Characteristic aspects of alveolar proteinosis diagnosis Aspectos característicos do diagnóstico da proteinose alveolar

Characteristic aspects of alveolar proteinosis diagnosis Aspectos característicos do diagnóstico da proteinose alveolar

Alveolar proteinosis is an uncommon pulmonary disease characterized by an accumulation of surfactant in terminal airway and alveoli, thereby impairing gas exchange and engendering respiratory insufficiency in some cases. Three clinically and etiologically distinct forms of pulmonary alveolar protein...

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Main Authors: Thiago Prudente Bártholo, José Gustavo Pugliese, Luiz Carlos Aguiar Vaz, Cláudia Henrique da Costa, Rogério Rufino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica 2012-02-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
Subjects:
Proteinose alveolar
Pavimentação em mosaico
GM-CSF
Pulmonary proteinosis
Crazy paving
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