Response to inhaled granulocyte‐macrophage colony‐stimulating factor in patient with mild‐to‐moderate autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis—24 months of follow‐up

Abstract Introduction Autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (aPAP) is a disease caused by IgG antibodies against granulocyte‐macrophage colony‐stimulating factor (GM‐CSF). Whole lung lavage (WLL) allows to remove the lipo‐proteinaceous material accumulated by the poor clearance of alveolar surfa...

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Main Authors: Iván Oterino‐Moreira, María‐Jesús Linares‐Asensio, Sira Sanz‐Márquez, Montserrat Pérez‐Encinas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-10-01
Series:The Clinical Respiratory Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/crj.13650