The presence of autoimmune antibodies in pulmonary alveolar proteinosis does not necessarily imply idiopathic disease

Lancet Respir Med. 2018 Sep;6(9):e48. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(18)30299-6. Epub 2018 Jul 26.

Authors

Steven Ronsmans¹, Benoit Nemery²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Centre for Environment and Health, KU Leuven, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: steven.ronsmans@kuleuven.be.
² Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Centre for Environment and Health, KU Leuven, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.

PMID: 30057290
DOI: 10.1016/S2213-2600(18)30299-6

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Adult
Humans
Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed