PULMONARY ALVEOLAR PROTEINOSIS IN THREE INFANTS
- 1 February 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 41 (2) , 510-515
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.41.2.510
Abstract
Chronic lung disease in children may present a perplexing diagnostic problem. While open lung biopsy usually will provide a diagnosis without excessive morbidity, pulmonary alveolar proteinosis can be diagnosed radiographically, and can occur at an early age. The clinical course of 3 infants is described together with the necropsy findings. Two 3-month-old and 1 23-month-old infants are reported. The radiographic appearance of diffuse alveolar consolidation and the progressive respiratory involvement should alert physicians to the true nature of this disease. Recovery is reported in adults, but results of treatment in infants is disappointing.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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