Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis in Children: A case series

Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis(PAP) is a rare disease of unknown etiology, characterized by the accumulation of proteinoceous material in the alveoli that is rich in lipid and is positive on periodic acid-Schiff(PAS) stain. PAP is rare in children. Two forms are encountered in pediatric practice: co...

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Main Authors: seyyed Ahmad Tabatabaei, abdollah karimi, Sedigheh Rafiee Tabatabaei, B Radpay, Farzaneh Jadali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Research in Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://journals.mui.ac.ir/jrms/article/view/2744