Case study: Patient with alveolar proteinosis

• Yazar: S. P. Wessels (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: AOSIS, 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: article
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Alveolar proteinosis is a rare disease of unknown etiology in which the alveoli are filled with lipid-proteinaceous material. The diagnosis is usually made on an open lung biopsy. The main symptoms are chest pain, tiredness, persistent pyrexia and a productive cough with purulent, bloodstained sputu...