Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare disease of unknown etiology and variable natural history. To date, the largest series from a single institution has consisted of 68 individuals. To extend the understanding of the clinical features and natural history of PAP, we present a series of 24 patients with PAP from a single institution.Patients with PAP were identified by a review of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation discharge database from...