title: Silicotic alveolar proteinosis with bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax.
abstract: Bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax due to silicotic alveolar proteinosis is reported because of its rarity.
authors.affiliation: Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry.
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Seetharaman
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Veliath
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D011649:Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D012829:Silicosis / Q000150:complications*