Pulmonary lavage in the treatment of alveolar proteinosis.
Alveolar proteinosis is a rare disease characterized by the accumulation of a proteinoseous material inside the alveolus. Various forms of treatment have been tried without much success. Pulmonary lavage has been found effective in bringing relief to patients as well as objective amelioration. This presentation describes the technique used and the problems encountered.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung; D008297:Male; D011649:Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods