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Respiratory Medicine

Volume 107, Issue 1, January 2013, Pages 134-138
Respiratory Medicine

Hereditary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. Could it be triggered by Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia?

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Summary

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. While a good response to serial partial lung lavage was noticed, the ultimate outcome is uncertain.

Keywords

Hereditary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Partial lung lavage

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