Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in a child: HRCT findings before and after bronchoalveolar lavage.
We demonstrate the high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) findings of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in a child before and after bronchoalveolar lavage. The CT pattern in our case differs from the pattern described in previous reports. We found a more homogeneous distribution of the pulmonary changes and a "crazy paving" pattern. High-resolution CT may be helpful in the differential diagnosis of this rare disease and in the follow-up of the pulmonary changes after bronchoalveolar lavage.
Zontsich
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Department of Radiology, University of Vienna, Austria.
Helbich
T H
TH
Wojnarovsky
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Eichler
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Herold
C J
CJ
D018893:Bronchoalveolar Lavage; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011649:Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed