Alveolar proteinosis and nocardiosis: a patient treated by bronchopulmonary lavage.
Alveolar proteinosis is a relatively rare disease of unclear pathogenesis associated with opportunistic-infections. Although nocardiosis is the most frequent one, only 22 cases have been reported previously and are reviewed here. We present a patient with alveolar proteinosis with nocardiosis treated as an emergency with bilateral bronchopulmonary lavage and antibiotics. No previous cases of this association have been successfully managed in this way.
Pascual
J
J
Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain.
Gómez Aguinaga
M A
MA
Vidal
R
R
Maudes
A
A
Sureda
A
A
Gómez Mampaso
E
E
Fogué
L
L
D000328:Adult; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D011649:Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation