| Whole lung lavage for pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. | |
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PMID: 20539770 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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A 26-year-old male presented with complaints of dry cough of six months and progressive breathlessness of three months duration. He was coughing out milky white sputum for two months and had lost 12 kg weight in two months. He had an evening rise in temperature of one month duration. Clinically, the patient was in respiratory distress and the respiratory system examination revealed bilateral velcro crackles. High resolution computed tomography chest showed bilateral diffuse reticulonodular opacities and "Crazy Paving" pattern suggestive of alveolar proteinosis. Broncho alveolar lavage showed eosinophilic granular material, which was periodic acid-Schiff positive. Open lung biopsy was done to confirm the diagnosis and the histopathologic examination revealed eosinophilic secretions with granular appearance suggestive of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. Subsequently, patient underwent bilateral sequential whole lung lavage under general anesthesia. Patient showed marked clinical and radiological improvement after sequential whole lung lavage. |
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S Jayaraman; A R Gayathri; P Senthil Kumar; Rajeev Santosham; Rajan Santosham; R Narasimhan |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Lung India : official organ of Indian Chest Society Volume: 27 ISSN: 0974-598X ISO Abbreviation: Lung India Publication Date: 2010 Jan |
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Created Date: 2010-06-11 Completed Date: 2011-07-14 Revised Date: 2013-05-29 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8405380 Medline TA: Lung India Country: India |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 33-6 Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Respiratory Medicine, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai - 600 006, India. |
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