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A Case of Autoimmune Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis With Predominantly Peripheral Opacities Diagnosed by Transbronchial Lung Biopsy.
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Cureus [Cureus] 2024 Feb 15; Vol. 16 (2), pp. e54261. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 15 (Print Publication: 2024). - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Although pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) showed various shadows, its shadows are usually distributed predominantly in the central lung area. We report a case of autoimmune PAP with localized subpleural ground-glass shadows in the bilateral upper lobes, which was diagnosed based on transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) specimen findings and anti-granulocyte macrophage colony PAP stimulating factor antibody positivity. PAP should be listed as a differential diagnosis for subpleural shadows. If subpleural shadows are observed, TBLB should be performed aggressively, and anti-granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (anti-GM-CSF) antibodies should be submitted.<br />Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.<br /> (Copyright © 2024, Imakura et al.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2168-8184
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Cureus
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- 38496134
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.54261