Unsuspected pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in a patient with a slow resolving pneumonia: A case report

Stephanie Main; Vikas Somani; Angus Molyneux; Milan Bhattacharya; Rabinder Randhawa; Ajikumar Kavidasan

doi:10.1016/j.rmcr.2013.06.001

Unsuspected pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in a patient with a slow resolving pneumonia: A case report

Respir Med Case Rep. 2013 Jun 26:10:1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2013.06.001. eCollection 2013.

Authors

Stephanie Main¹, Vikas Somani¹, Angus Molyneux², Milan Bhattacharya¹, Rabinder Randhawa¹, Ajikumar Kavidasan¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chest Medicine and Lung Physiology, Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Standing Way, Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK6 5LD, UK.
² Department of Cellular Pathology, Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Buckinghamshire, UK.

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.

Keywords: Alveolar proteinosis; Malignancy; Pneumonia; Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis; Secondary.