Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
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DOI: 10.1038/s41572-019-0066-3
Abstract: Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a syndrome characterized by the accumulation of alveolar surfactant and dysfunction of alveolar macrophages. PAP results in progressive dyspnoea of insidious onset, hypoxaemic respiratory failure, secondary infections and pulmonary fibrosis.… read more here.
Keywords: pulmonary alveolar; alveolar macrophages; alveolar surfactant; alveolar proteinosis ... See more keywords