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Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis and disseminated atypical mycobacteriosis in a patient with busulfan lung.

Authors :
Watanabe K
Sueishi K
Tanaka K
Nagata N
Hirose N
Shigematsu N
Miake S
Yoshida M
Source :
Acta pathologica japonica [Acta Pathol Jpn] 1990 Jan; Vol. 40 (1), pp. 63-6.
Publication Year :
1990

Abstract

A 32-year-old Japanese man with chronic granulocytic leukemia died of respiratory failure. Autopsy revealed alveolar proteinosis and pulmonary fibrosis, complicated by disseminated atypical mycobacteriosis. Epithelial hyperplasia caused by busulfan therapy was probably responsible for the induction of excessive surfactant production, resulting in alveolar proteinosis, and the immunosuppressive state due to chronic granulocytic leukemia was probably related to the induction of disseminated atypical mycobacteriosis.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0001-6632
Volume :
40
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Acta pathologica japonica
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
2316373
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1827.1990.tb01530.x