A case report of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis with associated opportunistic infection of Pneumocystis jirovecii and molluscum contagiosum

• Main Authors: Sapna Patel (Author), Deepika Gurumurthy (Author), Smitha Rani (Author), Sheela Devi (Author)
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• Publicado em: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is an idiopathic rare diffuse pulmonary disease, first described in 1958 by Rosen et al. Its estimated prevalence is about 1 in 3.7-6.9 × 106 with a male: female ratio of 1:1-2:1. Majority of the patient's age ranges between 20 and 50 years. PAP on microscop...