TB Research

Multifarious Relationship between Tuberculosis and Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis

Smita Divate, Sagar Damani, Lakshmi Menon, Pradeep Vaideeswar, Amita Athavale

Annals of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine · 2020-01

Abstract

Background: Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare disorder which is categorized into congenital, idiopathic and secondary types. There is a marked paucity of literature from the Indian subcontinent that analyses the causation of PAP.

MeSH terms

  • Medicine
  • Tuberculosis
  • Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
  • Bronchoalveolar lavage
  • Risk factor
  • Disease
  • Immunology
  • Pathology
  • Dermatology
  • Internal medicine
  • Lung