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Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis
Alveolar Proteinoses, Pulmonary | Alveolar Proteinosis, Pulmonary | Proteinoses, Pulmonary Alveolar | Proteinosis, Pulmonary Alveolar | Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinoses
A chronic lung disease characterized by dyspnea, productive cough, chest pain, weakness, weight loss, and hemoptysis, and by the filling of the distal alveoli with a bland, eosinophilic, proteinaceous material that prevents ventilation of affected areas. (Dorland, 28th ed) |
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