Secondary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in hematologic malignancies

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP), characterized by deposition of intra-alveolar PAS positive protein and lipid rich material, is a rare cause of progressive respiratory failure first described by Rosen et al. in 1958. The intra-alveolar lipoproteinaceous material was subsequently proven to have...

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Main Authors: Chakra P. Chaulagain, Monika Pilichowska, Laurence Brinckerhoff, Maher Tabba, John K. Erban
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-12-01
Series:Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658387614000806