title: Successful unilateral partial lung lavage in a child with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis.
abstract: Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare disorder in which lipoproteinaceous material accumulates within the alveoli. A 4-year-old child with autoimmune PAP, who was successfully treated with a series of unilateral partial bronchoalveolar lavages by selectively ventilating the other lung with a cuffed endotracheal tube, is presented.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Medicine Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey. ddogru@hacettepe.edu.tr
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Doğru
authors.forename: Ebru
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yalçin
authors.forename: Ayşe Tana
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Aslan
authors.forename: Turgay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ocal
authors.forename: Uğur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ozçelik
authors.forename: Safak
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Güçer
authors.forename: Gülsev
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kale
authors.forename: Mithat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haliloglu
authors.forename: Nural
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kiper