An incident case of primary acquired pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

E Vanderhelst; F Bonella; K Wissing; G Verfaillie; C Geers; W Vincken

doi:10.2143/ACB.67.2.2062645

An incident case of primary acquired pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

Acta Clin Belg. 2012 Mar-Apr;67(2):135-6. doi: 10.2143/ACB.67.2.2062645.

Authors

E Vanderhelst¹, F Bonella, K Wissing, G Verfaillie, C Geers, W Vincken

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pulmonology, UZ Brussel, Brussels, Belgium. [email protected]

PMID: 22712171
DOI: 10.2143/ACB.67.2.2062645

Abstract

This is a case of a primary acquired pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) in an asymptomatic patient, on the waiting list for kidney transplantation, confirmed on lung biopsy and by identifying anti-GM-CSF antibodies.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis / diagnosis*
Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis / surgery
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
Tomography, X-Ray Computed