Case series of rare Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD).

Authors

Naveed Haroon Rashid, Aga Khan University
Saba Farooq, Aga Khan University
Mohammad Ahmed, Aga Khan University
Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Aga Khan UniversityFollow

Document Type

Report

Department

Medicine

Abstract

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare lung disease where periodic acid Schiff (PAS)-positive eosinophilic material accumulates in the alveoli of the lungs. Here we describe two cases of young males who presented with dynpnoea and weight loss. The HRCT scan of the chest in both cases showed the typical "crazy-paving" pattern and lung biopsies confirmed the diagnosis of PAP. They showed remarkable symptomatic improvement with therapeutic whole lung lavage.

Comments

CASE SERIES

Publication (Name of Journal)

JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Recommended Citation

Rashid, N. H., Farooq, S., Ahmed, M., Zubairi, A. (2017). Case series of rare Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD).. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 67(5), 802-805.
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