Rare lung disease II: pulmonary alveolar proteinosis.
The present article is the second in a series on rare lung diseases. It focuses on pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP), a disorder in which lipoproteinaceous material accumulates in the alveolar space. PAP was first described in 1958, and for many years the nature of the material accumulating in th...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2008
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