Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 56(6); 2004 > Article
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2004;56(6):683-686.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2004.56.6.683    Published online June 1, 2004.
A Case of Bilateral Diffuse Infiltration.
Young Jae Lee, Woo Young Heo, Sang Wook Lee, Myoung Jae Park, Jee Hong Yoo, Hong Mo Kang
Department of internal medicine, Kyunghee University, Seoul, Korea. 2020jae@hanmail.net
Abstract
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a rare disorder in which lipoproteinaceous material accumulates within the alveoli. We report a case of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in a 41 year old female patient. She complained of a dry cough in the preceding 6 months. She presented symptoms of mild hypoxemia and diffuse infiltration at both lower lung fields. A milky fluid was obtained by bronchoalveolar lavage. We confirmed by light microscopic examinations of the lung tissues obtained by transbronchial lung biopsy. Through several follow-ups, the patients symptoms were mild.
Key Words: Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, Bronchoalveolar lavage, Transbronchial lung biopy


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