Whole Lung Lavage Treatment of Chinese Patients with Autoimmune Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis: A Retrospective Long-term Follow-up Study

Whole Lung Lavage Treatment of Chinese Patients with Autoimmune Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis: A Retrospective Long-term Follow-up Study

Background: Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare lung disease, the most common type of which is autoimmune PAP. The gold standard therapy for PAP is whole lung lavage (WLL). Few studies have reported the optimal technique with which to evaluate the response to WLL. In this study, we aimed...

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Main Authors: Yu-Yue Zhao, Hui Huang, Yong-Zhe Liu, Xin-Yu Song, Shan Li, Zuo-Jun Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2015-01-01
Series:Chinese Medical Journal
Subjects:
Diffusing Capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide; Prognosis; Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis; Treatment; Whole Lung Lavage
Online Access:http://www.cmj.org/article.asp?issn=0366-6999;year=2015;volume=128;issue=20;spage=2714;epage=2719;aulast=Zhao

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