Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis

What is Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis?

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is rare chronic illness where distal airspaces of the lungs are filled with granular, PAS-positive, eosinophilic material with abundant lipid in it. Examples of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis that cause restrictive lung diseases are: Autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosisHereditary…