title: Unsuspected pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in a patient with a slow resolving pneumonia: A case report.
abstract: Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis (PAP) is a rare condition with an incidence of one in two million and is classified as primary or secondary. This is the first reported case presenting as a slow resolving pneumonia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Medicine and Lung Physiology, Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Standing Way, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK6 5LD, UK.
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Main
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Medicine and Lung Physiology, Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Standing Way, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK6 5LD, UK.
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Somani
authors.affiliation: Department of Cellular Pathology, Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Buckinghamshire, UK.
authors.forename: Angus
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Molyneux
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Medicine and Lung Physiology, Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Standing Way, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK6 5LD, UK.
authors.forename: Milan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Medicine and Lung Physiology, Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Standing Way, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK6 5LD, UK.
authors.forename: Rabinder
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Randhawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Medicine and Lung Physiology, Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Standing Way, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK6 5LD, UK.
authors.forename: Ajikumar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kavidasan
keywords: Alveolar proteinosis; Malignancy; Pneumonia; Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis; Secondary