Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis.
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a rare cause of respiratory distress in neonates. We present a 4 month old infant who presented with progressive respiratory distress since birth and failure to thrive. He was initially treated as a case of diffuse alveolar disease but on open lung biopsy was diagnosed as pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. The child expired at 7 months of age.
Garg
Garima
G
Department of Pediatrics, Centre for Child Health, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Sachdev
Anil
A
Gupta
Dhiren
D
D018893:Bronchoalveolar Lavage; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011649:Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed