Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis in an AIDS Patient without Concurrent Pulmonary Infection

Patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are potentially at increased risk for developing secondary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis because of underlying immunosuppression and frequent opportunistic lung infections. This condition. however, has been diagnosed uncommonly in these patien...

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Main Authors: Allen T Liu, Lil J Miedzinski, Eric Vallieres, David C Rayner, Dale C Lien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1995-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1995/958415