Whole lung lavage: Treating pulmonary alveolar proteinosis at the time of COVID pandemic

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare syndrome due to increased production or decreased clearance of surfactant in alveoli and terminal bronchi that cause hypoxemic respiratory insufficiency. Here we present a patient with PAP whose disease was exacerbated by superimposed COVID-19 pneumonia...

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Published in:	Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Main Authors:	Katherine Jean Powers, Vasanthi Avadhanula, Purvesh R. Patel, Pralay Kumar Sarkar, Pedro Piedra, Neda Zarrin-Khameh
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2022-01-01
Subjects:	Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis COVID-19 Whole pulmonary lavage Viral load
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007122001290