TY - JOUR
T1 - Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in a 67-year-old woman with wegener's granulomatosis
AU - Shah, Shiwan K.
AU - Phan, Nghi B.
AU - Goyal, Geetinder
AU - Sharma, Gulshan
PY - 2010/10
Y1 - 2010/10
N2 - Mycophenolate mofetil (MM) is commonly used in patients with autoimmune diseases or who have undergone transplantation. Common side effects of MM include anemia, leukopenia, mucositis and opportunistic infections. We report an unusual case of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) in a 67-year-old woman on MM for Wegener's granulomatosis (WG). PAP is a disease characterized by defects in macrophage-mediated processing of surfactants, leading to accumulation of periodic acid-Schiff (PAS)-positive lipoproteinaceous material within the alveolar spaces.
AB - Mycophenolate mofetil (MM) is commonly used in patients with autoimmune diseases or who have undergone transplantation. Common side effects of MM include anemia, leukopenia, mucositis and opportunistic infections. We report an unusual case of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) in a 67-year-old woman on MM for Wegener's granulomatosis (WG). PAP is a disease characterized by defects in macrophage-mediated processing of surfactants, leading to accumulation of periodic acid-Schiff (PAS)-positive lipoproteinaceous material within the alveolar spaces.
KW - Mycophenolate mofetil (MM)
KW - Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP)
KW - Wegener's granulomatosis (WG)
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U2 - 10.1007/s11606-010-1433-7
DO - 10.1007/s11606-010-1433-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 20623200
AN - SCOPUS:77957203612
SN - 0884-8734
VL - 25
SP - 1105
EP - 1108
JO - Journal of general internal medicine
JF - Journal of general internal medicine
IS - 10
ER -