An incident case of primary acquired pulmonary alveolar proteinosis.
This is a case of a primary acquired pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) in an asymptomatic patient, on the waiting list for kidney transplantation, confirmed on lung biopsy and by identifying anti-GM-CSF antibodies.
Department of Pulmonology, UZ Brussel, Brussels, Belgium. Eef.Vanderhelst@uzbrussel.be
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Vanderhelst
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Bonella
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Wissing
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Verfaillie
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Geers
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Vincken
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011649:Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed