Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: prolonged spontaneous remission in two patients.
Eur Respir J
; 4(3): 377-9, 1991 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-1864355
ABSTRACT
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a rare idiopathic diffuse airspace disease characterized by intra-alveolar accumulation of large quantities of lipoproteinaceous material, with preservation of the lung interstitium. The clinical course of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is variable. Spontaneous resolution is known to occur in up to a quarter of the cases. We describe two patients with untreated pulmonary alveolar proteinosis who experienced complete clinical, functional and radiographic resolution. In follow-up periods of fourteen and six years, both patients have remained asymptomatic.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Proteinose Alveolar Pulmonar
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1991
Tipo de documento:
Article