Exacerbation of autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis that improved with lone treatment of complicating nontuberculous mycobacterial infection: A case report

Exacerbation of autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis that improved with lone treatment of complicating nontuberculous mycobacterial infection: A case report

Herein, we present the case of a 63-year-old man with autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (APAP) complicated by Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection. APAP was diagnosed based on serum anti-granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor antibody, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) fin...

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Main Authors: Shunya Shiohira, Masashi Sakayori, Keiichiro Yoshioka, Hajime Kasai, Ryutaro Hirama, Mitsuhiro Abe, Hiroki Nishimura, Takuji Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Exacerbation
Mycobacterium avium complex
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007121001830

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