title: [Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in AIDS patients].
abstract: We present 4 patients with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis and AIDS which died in Infectious Disease Hospital Iaşi in the interval January 2002-March 2003. The pulmonary tissue from the necropsy exam was stained with H.E., PAS, Alcian blue and Mucicarmine. The macroscopical examination revealed multiple yellow-gray nodular areas (>2 cm) of consolidation. Microscopically, the alveoli were filled with a delicate, granular, acidophil material that was periodic acid Schiff (PAS) positive. The intraalveolar material was Alcian blue and Mucicarmine negative, too.
authors.affiliation: Spitalul Clinic de Boli Infecţioase Iaşi, Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr.T. Popa Iaşi, Facultatea de Medicina.
authors.forename: Alina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Floarea-Strat
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Grigoraş
authors.forename: Gioconda
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dobrescu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grigoraş
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Creţeanu
authors.forename: Irina
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Teodorescu
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002102:Cadaver; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D011649:Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies