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Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a rare disease in which a type of protein builds up in the air sacs(alveoli) of the lungs, making breathing difficult.In some cases, the cause of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is unknown. In others, it is associa...

Source:ADAM

Date:March 1, 2007

Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis(PAP) is a rare disease of the lungs.In this disease, also called alveolar proteinosis or phospholipidosis, gas exchange in the lungs is progressively impaired by the accumulation of phospholipids, compounds widely fo...

Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

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