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.
Human
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Young Adult
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BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE
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PULMONARY ALVEOLAR PROTEINOSIS