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Hereditary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. Could it be triggered by Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia?
Respiratory medicine - 1 Jan 2013
Santiago-Burruchaga Mikel, Zalacain-Jorge Rafael, Alvarez-Martinez Jose, Arguinzoniz-Marzana Jose Mari, Pocheville-Guruzeta Itziar, Vazquez-Ronco Miguel Angel, Gozalo-García Armando, Vazquez-Cordero Carlos
Abstract excerpt
We present a three-year-old girl with respiratory failure due to hereditary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis caused by abnormal alpha chain of the granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor. Both the patient and an asymptomatic seven-year-old sister were homozygous for the same mutation in CSF2RA. We speculate that the Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia might have triggered the clinical presentation....
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