Elevated serum surfactant protein A and D in pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis
| Autor: | Masanori Shiratori, Hiroki Takahashi, Teruo Tachibana, Shosaku Abe, Hirofumi Chiba |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Lung Diseases
Male Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Biopsy Lithiasis Diagnosis Differential Elevated serum stomatognathic system Pulmonary surfactant parasitic diseases Humans Medicine Aged 80 and over Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein A medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Surfactant protein D Middle Aged Pulmonary Surfactant-Associated Protein D medicine.disease Surfactant protein A Pulmonary Alveoli Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis Female Tomography X-Ray Computed business Biomarkers Rare disease Serum markers |
| Zdroj: | Respirology. 11:330-333 |
| ISSN: | 1440-1843 1323-7799 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2006.00844.x |
| Popis: | Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM) is a rare disease characterized by widespread localization of calcispherites in the alveolar spaces. The authors report two cases of PAM, with markedly elevated sera concentrations of surfactant protein-A and surfactant protein-D, which showed a tendency to increase as the disease progressed. Therefore, surfactant protein-A and surfactant protein-D may function as serum markers to monitor the disease activity and progression of PAM. |
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