title: [The first successful therapeutic pulmonary lavage in pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in the Czech Republic].
abstract: Whole lung lavage represents a possible therapeutic method in pulmonary alveolar proteinosis which can lead to an improvement of blood oxygenation in the lungs. In the Czech Republic there has been no experience with this method so far. A case of 69-year-old female with idiopathic pulmonary alveolar proteinosis treated with the whole lung lavage sequentionally conducted is reported. The whole lung lavage led to the improvement of dyspnoe and arterial blood gases. Whole lung lavage leads to the improvement of clinical status in patients with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis.
authors.affiliation: I. klinika tuberkulózy a respiracních nemocí 1. LF UK a VFN, Praha.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Homolka
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jansa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stríteský
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vanĕk
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018893:Bronchoalveolar Lavage; D018153:Czech Republic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011649:Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis / Q000628:therapy*
vernacular_title: První úspĕsná lécebná plicní laváz u plicní alveolární proteinózy v Ceské republice.