Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis and tuberculosis in a diabetic patient: a rare or a seldom diagnosed association

Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis and tuberculosis in a diabetic patient: a rare or a seldom diagnosed association

A case of Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis (PAP), in association with tuberculosis, is described in a 35-year-old diabetic patient. Lung biopsy showed an intra-alveolar accumulation of PAS-positive material, and multifocal granulomas compatible with tuberculosis. The bronchoalveolar culture was positi...

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Main Authors: Pereira-Silva J.L., Marinho M.M.M.A., Veloso T.V.B., Coelho Filho J.C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2002-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis (PAP)
tuberculosis
diabetic patient
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702002000400006

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