Upper Lobe-predominant Autoimmune Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis

Affiliations

¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center, Japan.
² Department of Pathology, National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center, Japan.

Mayu Goda et al. Intern Med. 2023.

. 2023 May 15;62(10):1569-1570.

doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.0226-22. Epub 2022 Oct 12.

¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center, Japan.
² Department of Pathology, National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center, Japan.

No abstract available

Keywords: ambroxol; autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis; bronchoscopy; upper lobe.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors state that they have no Conflict of Interest (COI).

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