Abstract:Özet42 year-old female with 4 months history of dyspnea was referred to our hospital for further examination with bilateral alveolar infiltration on chest X-Ray. For differential diagnosis, a bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was performed. The BAL fluid had a milky appearance and prepared smears showed proteinous material which contains periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) positive and diastase-PAS resistant globules. The patient was diagnosed as pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP). Nine consecutive BAL was performed by a … Show more
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