title: [Alveolar proteinosis: report of 4 cases].
abstract: Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a rare disease characterized by the filling of the alveolar spaces of the lung by a PAS-positive lipoproteinaceous material. Despite the clear characterization of this material, the etiopathogenesis of the disease remains obscure. We present four patients who were admitted in our Department over the last seven years. The diagnosis was confirmed by lung biopsy in all cases. Three patients improved after bronchoalveolar lavage. Spontaneous remission was observed in one case.
authors.affiliation: Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lorenzi Filho
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: de Carvalho
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dohlnikoff
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Travassos Júnior
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Verrastro
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Barbas Filho
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011649:Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D012907:Smoking
vernacular_title: Proteinose alveolar: apresentação de quatro casos.