Reversible sirolimus-induced pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in a renal transplant patient

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is characterized by accumulation of surfactant-like lipoprotein material within distal bronchioles and alveoli due to impaired clearance. Clinically, PAP presents with dyspnea and cough. A 58-year-old Hispanic man presented with 6 months of productive cough, weig...

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Main Authors: David Eugenio Hinojosa-González, Daniel Dávila-González, Gustavo Salgado-Garza, Eduardo Flores-Villalba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Lung India
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Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2020;volume=37;issue=3;spage=252;epage=256;aulast=Hinojosa-González