| Literature DB >> 29185156 |
Mari Tanaka-Kubota1, Koji Shinozaki2, Satoshi Miyamoto1, Masakatsu Yanagimachi1, Tsubasa Okano1, Noriko Mitsuiki1, Masahiro Ueki3, Masafumi Yamada3, Kohsuke Imai4, Masatoshi Takagi4, Kazunaga Agematsu2,5, Hirokazu Kanegane6, Tomohiro Morio1.
Abstract
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare disorder that is characterized by the excessive accumulation of surfactant-like materials in the alveoli, leading to hypoxemic respiratory failure. We describe two Japanese infants with PAP associated with hypogammaglobulinemia and monocytopenia. These patients may have underlying primary immunodeficiency (PID) and were successfully treated with allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). This report indicates that allogeneic HSCT may provide a curative treatment for PAP associated with PID.Entities:
Keywords: Bronchoalveolar lavage; Granulocyte–macrophage colony stimulating factor; Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; Primary immunodeficiency; Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
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Year: 2017 PMID: 29185156 DOI: 10.1007/s12185-017-2375-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Hematol ISSN: 0925-5710 Impact factor: 2.490