Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis and superinfection with pulmonary tuberculosis in a case
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare and diffuse lung process, characterized by the presence of alveolar spaces filled with amorphous eosinophilic material. Impaired macrophage function and impaired host defence due to abnormalities of surfactant proteins may favor the growth of microorgan...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2011
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3920427/ |