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Alveolar proteinosis due to toxic inhalation at workplace

Gabriela F. Santos João Portela Despoina Argyropoulou Rita Varudo Inês Pimenta +3 lainnya

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We report a clinical case of a 39-year old male, without any known previous medical condition but with occupational exposure to paints and dust cement, who presented an autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) triggered by exposure to toxic inhalation at his workplace. PAP is a rare lung disease characterized by intra-alveolar abnormal accumulation of surfactant. The presence of a crazy-paving pattern in high-resolution computed tomography scan brings the suspicion of PAP although histopathology results of bronchoalveolar lavage are always required for its final diagnosis. The autoimmune form of PAP due to toxic inhalation, such as the one here described, is rare and it is usually difficult to establish a causal relationship.

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Diseases of the respiratory system

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Gabriela F. Santos

João Portela

Despoina Argyropoulou

Rita Varudo

Inês Pimenta

Ana Oliveira

Sara Lança

Antero Fernandes

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Santos, G.F., Portela, J., Argyropoulou, D., Varudo, R., Pimenta, I., Oliveira, A. et al. (2020). Alveolar proteinosis due to toxic inhalation at workplace. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101199

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Tahun Terbit: 2020
Sumber Database: DOAJ
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101199
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