Characterization and outcomes of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in Brazil: a case series.
Rodolfo Augusto Bacelar de AthaydeFabio Eiji ArimuraRonaldo Adib KairallaCarlos Roberto Ribeiro de CarvalhoAndré Luis Pereira de AlbuquerquePublished in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2019)
To our knowledge, this is the largest case series of patients with PAP ever conducted in Brazil. The survival rate was similar to that found at other centers. For symptomatic, hypoxemic patients, the treatment of choice is still WLL. Precautions should be taken in order to avoid complications, especially opportunistic infections.