Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) : 1. 肺泡內 eosinophilic, periodic acid-Schiff (PAS)-positive 物質的累積 2. 遠端氣道發展成restrictive肺功能障礙進而造成呼吸衰竭甚至死亡 3. Two general categories of PAP exist: a) autoimmune b) non-autoimmune. (1)hereditary (2)secondary. 4.病理生理: More than 90% of PAP cases are caused by defective granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) signaling due to high levels of circulating autoantibodies that prevent GM-CSF binding to its receptor (autoimmune PAP). Three main etiologies of secondary PAP ...
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) : 1. 肺泡內 eosinophilic, periodic acid-Schiff (PAS)-positive 物質的累積 2. 遠端氣道發展成restrictive肺功能障礙進而造成呼吸衰竭甚至死亡 3. Two general categories of PAP exist: a) autoimmune b) non-autoimmune. (1)hereditary (2)secondary. 4.病理生理: More than 90% of PAP cases are caused by defective granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) signaling due to high levels of circulating autoantibodies that prevent GM-CSF binding to its receptor (autoimmune PAP). Three main etiologies of secondary PAP have been identified: (1) lung infections, including Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients with and without AIDS; (2) hematologic malignan- cies and other immune-altering conditions; and (3) exposure to inhaled chemicals and minerals. Several toxic insults to the lung (e.g., silica, NO2, ozone, and ONOO-) can result in alveolar proteinosis.
From:Manual of clinical Problems in Pulmonary Medicine 7ed.