A Case of Bilateral Diffuse Infiltration.
10.4046/trd.2004.56.6.683
- Author:
Young Jae LEE
1
;
Woo Young HEO
;
Sang Wook LEE
;
Myoung Jae PARK
;
Jee Hong YOO
;
Hong Mo KANG
Author Information
1. Department of internal medicine, Kyunghee University, Seoul, Korea. 2020jae@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis;
Bronchoalveolar lavage;
Transbronchial lung biopy
- MeSH:
Adult;
Anoxia;
Biopsy;
Bronchoalveolar Lavage;
Cough;
Female;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Lung;
Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2004;56(6):683-686
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a rare disorder in which lipoproteinaceous material accumulates within the alveoli. We report a case of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in a 41 year old female patient. She complained of a dry cough in the preceding 6 months. She presented symptoms of mild hypoxemia and diffuse infiltration at both lower lung fields. A milky fluid was obtained by bronchoalveolar lavage. We confirmed by light microscopic examinations of the lung tissues obtained by transbronchial lung biopsy. Through several follow-ups, the patients symptoms were mild.
