Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

Adrian Kwok Wai Chan; Angela Takano; Ann Ling Hsu; Su Ying Low

doi:10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.03.33

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

J Thorac Dis. 2014 Jun;6(6):E77-80. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.03.33.

Authors

Adrian Kwok Wai Chan¹, Angela Takano¹, Ann Ling Hsu¹, Su Ying Low¹

Affiliation

¹ 1 Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2 Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, 169608 Singapore.

PMID: 24977032
PMCID: PMC4073400
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.03.33

Abstract

We report a 68-year-old female who presented with chronic cough and progressive dyspnoea. Computed tomography of the thorax and subsequent bronchoscopy confirmed the diagnosis of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP), which was treated with whole lung lavage. This case is reported in view of the low incidence of PAP.

Keywords: Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP); rare lung diseases; surfactant.

Publication types

Case Reports