title: Transthoracic lung ultrasonography in pulmonary alveolar proteinosis - case report.
abstract: A pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare disease characterized by an accumulation of surfactant components in lung alveoli. In diagnosis and monitoring of the disease high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is usually used. Unfortunately, repeated exposure to CT scanning may be associated with an increased risk of radiation. We present a patient in whom repeated transthoracic lung ultrasonography (TLUS) brought parallel to HRCT data in assessing PAP extent. It may indicate that TLUS might be potentially a relevant tool in monitoring of PAP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pneumonology Medical University of Gdansk, Poland. porzen@gumed.edu.pl.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Porzezińska
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Buda
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Osowicka
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kosiak
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rzepko
authors.forename: Elżbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Radzikowska
authors.forename: Jan Marek
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Słomiński
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jassem
mesh_terms: D018893:Bronchoalveolar Lavage; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011649:Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli; D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants; D035583:Rare Diseases; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D011663:Pulmonary Surfactants