Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis

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  • Disease or Syndrome
Definition:
A pulmonary alveoli-filling disease, characterized by dense phospholipoproteinaceous deposits in the alveoli, cough, and dyspnea. This disease is often related to, congenital or acquired, impaired processing of pulmonary surfactants by alveolar macrophages, a process dependent on granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor.
Synonyms:
  • Alveolar Proteinoses, Pulmonary
  • Alveolar Proteinosis, Pulmonary
  • Proteinoses, Pulmonary Alveolar
  • Proteinosis, Pulmonary Alveolar
  • Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinoses
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