Abstract
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a rare cause of respiratory distress in neonates. We present a 4 month old infant who presented with progressive respiratory distress since birth and failure to thrive. He was initially treated as a case of diffuse alveolar disease but on open lung biopsy was diagnosed as pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. The child expired at 7 months of age.
MeSH terms
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Bronchoalveolar Lavage
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Fatal Outcome
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Male
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Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis / complications*
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Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis / diagnosis*
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Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis / therapy
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Pulmonary Alveoli / diagnostic imaging
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Pulmonary Alveoli / pathology
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Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / diagnosis*
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Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / etiology*
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Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / therapy
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed