Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in a 10-year-old girl masquerading as tuberculosis

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare pulmonary disease. Diagnosis is established by bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), which has macroscopic 'milky appearance', and in the presence of typical computed tomography, findings are diagnostic of PAP but, however, the feature of periodic aci...

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Published in:Oxford Medical Case Reports 2015-06, Vol.2015 (6), p.300-302
Main Authors: Baro, Abhamoni, Shah, Ira, Chandane, Parmarth, Khosla, Indu
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Language:English
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Summary:Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare pulmonary disease. Diagnosis is established by bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), which has macroscopic 'milky appearance', and in the presence of typical computed tomography, findings are diagnostic of PAP but, however, the feature of periodic acid-Schiff-positive eosinophilic proteinaceous fluid raises the confidence of the diagnosis. We report late-onset PAP in a 10-year-old girl who had acid fast bacilli on an initial BAL examination, but was subsequently diagnosed as PAP.
ISSN:2053-8855
2053-8855
DOI:10.1093/omcr/omv039