title: Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis.
abstract: A 23-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of dyspnea. Chest X-ray showed reticulo-nodular opacities. The crazy paving appearance on high-resolution CT was highly suggestive of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. Histologic examination confirmed the diagnosis. Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a rare disease but an important diagnosis to make as treatment with pulmonary lavage is curative in a large proportion of patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, AZ Damiaan, Oostende, Belgium.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Collard
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cool
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hertveldt
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Claikens
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Delanote
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D018893:Bronchoalveolar Lavage; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011649:Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed