Difference between revisions of "Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis"

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{{ Infobox diagnosis
| Name      = {{PAGENAME}}
| Image      = Pulmonary_alveolar_proteinosis_-3-_intermed_mag.jpg
| Width      =
| Caption    = Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. [[H&E stain]].
| Synonyms  =
| Micro      = acellular eosinophilic crap in the alveoli with "dense bodies" or "chatter" (represent dead macrophages)
| Subtypes  =
| LMDDx      = [[pulmonary edema]], [[pneumocystis pneumonia]], [[pulmonary hemorrhage]] (acute)
| Stains    = PAS +ve
| IHC        = surfactant +ve
| EM        = lamellar bodies
| Molecular  =
| IF        =
| Gross      =
| Grossing  =
| Site      = [[lung]] - see ''[[medical lung diseases]]''
| Assdx      = +/-hematologic malignancy
| Syndromes  =
| Clinicalhx = +/-infection
| Signs      = decreased oxygen saturation
| Symptoms  =
| Prevalence = uncommon
| Bloodwork  = anti-GM-CSF antibodies, LDH elevated
| Rads      = airspace disease, "crazy paving"
| Endoscopy  =
| Prognosis  = benign
| Other      =
| ClinDDx    =
| Tx        =
}}
'''Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis''', abbreviated '''PAP''', in an uncommon [[medical lung diseases|medical lung disease]].
'''Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis''', abbreviated '''PAP''', in an uncommon [[medical lung diseases|medical lung disease]].


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*Anti-GM-CSF antibodies - usually.<ref name=pmid16517574>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Lin | first1 = FC. | last2 = Chang | first2 = GD. | last3 = Chern | first3 = MS. | last4 = Chen | first4 = YC. | last5 = Chang | first5 = SC. | title = Clinical significance of anti-GM-CSF antibodies in idiopathic pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. | journal = Thorax | volume = 61 | issue = 6 | pages = 528-34 | month = Jun | year = 2006 | doi = 10.1136/thx.2005.054171 | PMID = 16517574 }}</ref>
*Anti-GM-CSF antibodies - usually.<ref name=pmid16517574>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Lin | first1 = FC. | last2 = Chang | first2 = GD. | last3 = Chern | first3 = MS. | last4 = Chen | first4 = YC. | last5 = Chang | first5 = SC. | title = Clinical significance of anti-GM-CSF antibodies in idiopathic pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. | journal = Thorax | volume = 61 | issue = 6 | pages = 528-34 | month = Jun | year = 2006 | doi = 10.1136/thx.2005.054171 | PMID = 16517574 }}</ref>
*Serum LDH elevated.<ref name=pmid16517574/><ref name=pmid24532945>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Bhattacharyya | first1 = D. | last2 = Barthwal | first2 = MS. | last3 = Katoch | first3 = CD. | last4 = Rohatgi | first4 = MG. | last5 = Hasnain | first5 = S. | last6 = Rai | first6 = SP. | last7 = Arora | first7 = A. | title = Primary alveolar proteinosis - A report of two cases. | journal = Med J Armed Forces India | volume = 69 | issue = 1 | pages = 90-3 | month = Jan | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1016/j.mjafi.2012.02.016 | PMID = 24532945 }}</ref>
*Serum LDH elevated.<ref name=pmid16517574/><ref name=pmid24532945>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Bhattacharyya | first1 = D. | last2 = Barthwal | first2 = MS. | last3 = Katoch | first3 = CD. | last4 = Rohatgi | first4 = MG. | last5 = Hasnain | first5 = S. | last6 = Rai | first6 = SP. | last7 = Arora | first7 = A. | title = Primary alveolar proteinosis - A report of two cases. | journal = Med J Armed Forces India | volume = 69 | issue = 1 | pages = 90-3 | month = Jan | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1016/j.mjafi.2012.02.016 | PMID = 24532945 }}</ref>
*Decreased oxygen saturation.


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