Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis

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.

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Tree Number(s): C08.381.719

MeSH Unique ID: D011649

Entry Terms:

• Alveolar Proteinoses, Pulmonary
• Alveolar Proteinosis, Pulmonary
• Proteinoses, Pulmonary Alveolar
• Proteinosis, Pulmonary Alveolar
• Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinoses

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Respiratory Tract Diseases
Lung Diseases
Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis