Архивъ внутренней медицины (May 2020)

Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis: Case Report

  • N. A. Karoli,
  • E. E. Arhangelskaja,
  • O. T. Zarmanbetova

DOI
https://doi.org/10.20514/2226-6704-2020-10-3-237-242
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 3
pp. 237 – 242

Abstract

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Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a rare disease of the lungs due to abnormal surfactant metabolism with accumulation of pathological protein lipid substance in the lumen of alveoli.Presented case of idiopathic alveolar proteinosis is characterized by minimal clinical manifestations of disease at severe changes in pulmonary tissue at radiological investigation of the chest. Diagnosis of AP has been confirmed by results of pulmonary tissue morphology.

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