Blood testing in the diagnosis of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pulmonary Biology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA; Translational Pulmonary Science Center, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA; Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA; Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
² Division of Pulmonary Biology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA; Translational Pulmonary Science Center, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA.
³ Division of Pulmonary Biology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA; Translational Pulmonary Science Center, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA; Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA; Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA. Electronic address: bruce.trapnell@cchmc.org.

Comment

Cormac McCarthy et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2018 Nov.

. 2018 Nov;6(11):e54.

doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(18)30372-2.

¹ Division of Pulmonary Biology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA; Translational Pulmonary Science Center, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA; Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA; Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
² Division of Pulmonary Biology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA; Translational Pulmonary Science Center, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA.
³ Division of Pulmonary Biology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA; Translational Pulmonary Science Center, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA; Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA; Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA. Electronic address: bruce.trapnell@cchmc.org.

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Blood testing in the diagnosis of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis - Authors' reply.
Kumar A, Abdelmalak B, Inoue Y, Culver D. Kumar A, et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2018 Nov;6(11):e55. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(18)30373-4. Lancet Respir Med. 2018. PMID: 30484431 No abstract available.

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in adults: pathophysiology and clinical approach.
Kumar A, Abdelmalak B, Inoue Y, Culver DA. Kumar A, et al. Lancet Respir Med. 2018 Jul;6(7):554-565. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(18)30043-2. Epub 2018 Feb 1. Lancet Respir Med. 2018. PMID: 29397349 Review.