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abstractpubmed· Abstract 2017· item PMID:28088396

Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis in Association with Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis. Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare diffuse lung disease in the pediatric population. There are currently few cases documenting hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis as a cause for secondary PAP. We describe an ex-preterm child with secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, complicated by PAP and hypoxemic respiratory failure.