| Autor: |
Abdul Rahman JA; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia. alamine@pd.jaring.my, Moodley YP, Phillips MJ |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) [Respirology] 2004 Aug; Vol. 9 (3), pp. 419-22. |
| DOI: |
10.1111/j.1440-1843.2004.00594.x |
| Abstrakt: |
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare lung disease. Although whole lung lavage is considered the most effective treatment, not every patient shows a complete response. The case ofa young man with PAP in association with psoriasis who underwent frequent whole lung lavage but only achieved remission following treatment with granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) is reported. His lung problem was complicated by atypical mycobacterial infection,which resolved with treatment. The role of GM-CSF is discussed. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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