A case of autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis with severe respiratory failure treated with segmental lung lavage and oral statin therapy

A case of autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis with severe respiratory failure treated with segmental lung lavage and oral statin therapy

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a diffuse lung disease characterized by the accumulation of alveolar surfactants due to dysfunction of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor-dependent cholesterol clearance. Whole-lung lavage is the current standard of care for PAP, but it can lead...

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Main Authors: Tomotsugu Takano, Keisuke Takeda, Satoshi Nakamura, Genta Akiyama, Nobuhisa Ando, Masashi Komori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor
Dyslipidemia
Whole lung lavage
Segmental lung lavage
Non-invasive cholesterol treatment
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221300712200106X

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