Autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis with features similar to nonspecific interstitial pneumonia
A 58-year-old woman with cough and dyspnea who was suspected of having idiopathic interstitial pneumonia had been treated with corticosteroids and cyclosporine, but the symptoms had worsened. There were no findings to suspect pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-01-01
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Series: | Respiratory Medicine Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007122000132 |