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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Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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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 |