Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. A cytomorphological histochemical and ultrastructural study of one case.
We describe the cytomorphological, histochemical and ultrastructural findings in bronchoalveolar lavage samples from a patient with alveolar proteinosis. The contribution of these techniques to the diagnosis of this rare disease is discussed.
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D000328:Adult; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D011649:Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*