Acute fatal respiratory failure in a newborn with congenital alveolar proteinosis

Abstract

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a respirátory disease characterized by accumulation of phospholipid and proteinaceous materiál in alveoli and terminal bronchiols with minimal intersititial inflammation or fibrosis.

Keywords

• Acute
• fatal
• respiratory
• failure
• newborn
• with
• congenital
• alveolar
• proteinosis