Flooding the "drowned" lung: an initial experience with bronchoalveolar lavage in pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
- Author:
Balaoing Stephanie G.
;
Idolor Victoria C.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Human;
Young Adult;
BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE;
PULMONARY ALVEOLAR PROTEINOSIS
- From:
Philippine Journal of Anesthesiology
2003;15(1):20-28
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
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Abstract:
This report describes a 20 year old student who presented with rapidly progressing respiratory dysfunction of one year duration, treated as a case of asthmatic bronchitis. Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis was diagnosed by open lung biopsy and she eventually underwent large volume whole lung lavage under general anesthesia.
