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Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis and Pregnancy: A Review of the Literature and Case Presentation
- Brindusa Ana Cimpoca Raptis,
- Anca Maria Panaitescu,
- Gheorghe Peltecu,
- Nicolae Gica,
- Radu Botezatu,
- Mihaela Roxana Popescu,
- Anca Macri,
- Ana Constantin and
- Bogdan Pavel
Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis (PAP) is a rare, usually autoimmune, disease, where surfactant accumulates within alveoli due to decreased clearance, causing dyspnea and hypoxemia. The disease is even more rare in pregnancy; nevertheless, it has been...