Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis: A Case Report with Diagnostic Features in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Specimen / 대한세포병리학회지
Korean Journal of Cytopathology
;
: 103-108, 2000.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis(PAP) is a rare disease in which the alveolar spaces are filled with an eosinophilic, PAS-positive material, whereas the interstitial architecture of the lung usually remains unaffected. Although a definitive diagnosis is usually made by an open lung biopsy, bronchoalveolar lavage(BAL) cytology may play a decisive role in the diagnosis and therapy of these patients and may spare a patient a more invasive diagnostic procedure. The author presents a patient in whom BAL cytology specimen contained the characteristic globules of amorphous proteinaceous PAS-positive material accompanied by background of rare macrophages and inflammatory cells. Ultrastructural study using BAL specimen can confirm the diagnosis of PAP.
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Main subject:
Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis
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Biopsy
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Bronchoalveolar Lavage
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Rare Diseases
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Diagnosis
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Eosinophils
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Lung
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Macrophages
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Cytopathology
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
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