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| Title |
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis and first successful whole lung lavage in Sri Lanka: a case report
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| Published in |
Journal of Medical Case Reports, March 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13256-017-1218-2 |
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| Authors |
Janith Galhenage, Buddhika Weerasinghe, Wadasinghe Dilesha, Roshana Constantine, Bandu Gunasena |
| Abstract |
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a rare disease characterized by accumulation of lipoproteinaceous material within alveoli. There are three clinically distinct forms: congenital, acquired and secondary. Whole lung lavage is currently the gold standard therapy for severe cases of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. In Sri Lanka this is the first reported successful whole lung lavage for a patient with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. We describe the case of a 15-year-old Sri Lankan girl who presented with symptoms of progressive shortness of breath and dry cough for 6 months' duration. She had a history of exposure to silica in her household environment. High-resolution computed tomography revealed crazy paving appearance in both lungs suggestive of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. An open lung biopsy revealed intra-alveolar granular amphophilic material which was strongly periodic acid-Schiff positive and diastase resistant, which is consistent with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. She was followed up for 2 years with periodical segmental bronchoalveolar lavages which showed minimal improvement in her symptoms as well as in exercise desaturation. Due to severe dyspnea and hypoxemia on exertion, she underwent whole lung lavage. It resulted in a marked improvement in her symptoms, exercise desaturation, and chest X-ray results. Whole lung lavage was successfully performed for the first time in Sri Lanka for a patient with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 2 | 67% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 33% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 10 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Lecturer > Senior Lecturer | 1 | 10% |
| Other | 1 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 1 | 10% |
| Researcher | 1 | 10% |
| Other | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 4 | 40% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 40% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 10% |
| Unknown | 5 | 50% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 June 2017.
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