PULMONARY ALVEOLAR PROTEINOSIS: REPORT OF THREE CASES

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Article1 October 1959PULMONARY ALVEOLAR PROTEINOSIS: REPORT OF THREE CASESJOSEPH C. SIERACKI, M.D., ROBERT C. HORN JR., M.D., SAUL KAY, M.D.JOSEPH C. SIERACKI, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROBERT C. HORN JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this author, SAUL KAY, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-51-4-728 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPulmonary alveolar proteinosis, a chronic disease of the lungs of unknown etiology, was recently described as a new entity by Rosen et al.1 Although the histologic findings are characteristic, the clinical course is variable. Inasmuch as this is apparently a new disease and, thus far, only Rosen's report has called attention to it, we are recording our experience with three cases.CASE REPORTSCase 1. A 31 year old white male entered Henry Ford Hospital on December 27, 1957, for study. Three months earlier he had noted mild dyspnea on climbing stairs which he did not consider to be disabling....Bibliography1. RosenCastlemanLiebow SHBAA: Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, New England J. Med. 258: 1123-1142, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication February 18, 1959.From the Department of Laboratories, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan (Dr. Sieracki and Dr. Horn), and the Department of Surgical Pathology, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia (Dr. Kay).Requests for reprints should be addressed to Joseph C. Sieracki, M.D., Senior Associate in Pathology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit 2, Michigan. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byEndogenous Mineralization, Inclusions, and Deposition DisordersMetabolic and Other DiseasesMetabolic and Other DiseasesPulmonary alveolar proteinosisSemimaligne Primärtumoren der Bronchien und LungenPulmonary alveolar proteinosisAlveolar proteinosisBeitrag zur Alveolarproteinose der LungenMikrolithiasis, Amyloidose und Proteinose der LungenPulmonary Alveolar ProteinosisPulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis Report of Six Cases, Review of the Literature, and Formulation of a New TheoryROGER K. LARSON, M.D., F.A.C.P., RICHARD GORDINIER, M.D.Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis A Case with Improvement After a Short Course of Endobronchial Instillations of HeparinJOHN JEFFREY NICHOLAS, M.D., J. HOWLAND AUCHINCLOSS JR., M.D., LIONEL RUDOLPH, M.D.The Association of Nocardiosis and Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis A Case StudyVINCENT T. ANDRIOLE, M.D., MAURICE BALLAS, M.D., GEORGE L. WILSON, M.D.Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis: A Review of the LiteraturePulmonary Alveolar ProteinosisCRYPTOCOCCOSIS AS A CAUSE OF PULMONARY ALVEOLAR PROTEINOSISPulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis A Case with Cardiac Catheterization and Pulmonary Function StudiesJAMES L. KNOTT, M.D., REGINALD A. MACHAFFIE, M.D., TUNG K. LIN, M.D., GEORGE W. LOOMIS, M.D., ALFRED W. BRODY, M.D., D.SC.Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis with unusual complicating infectionsPHYSIOLOGIC AND CLINICAL ASPECTS OF PULMONARY ALVEOLAR PROTEINOSIS*†WILLIAM FRAIMOW, RICHARD T. CATHCART, RICHARD C. TAYLOR 1 October 1959Volume 51, Issue 4Page: 728-739KeywordsClimbingDyspneaEdemaEtiologyLungsProteinsPulmonary diseasesSarcoidosisSurgical pathology Issue Published: 1 October 1959 PDF downloadLoading ...