Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: A rare differential diagnosis for unexplained weight loss and failure to thrive in a 12-year-old boy

Affiliations

• ¹ Chair of Pediatrics, University Children's Hospital, Vestische Kinder- und Jugendklinik Datteln, Witten/Herdecke University, Datteln, Germany.
• ² Department of Pediatric Radiology, University Children's Hospital, Vestische Kinder- und Jugendklinik Datteln, Witten/Herdecke University, Datteln, Germany.
• ³ Laboratory of Experimental Pediatric Pneumology and Allergology, Department of Human Medicine, Center for Biomedical Education and Science (ZBAF), Faculty of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany.
• ⁴ Chair of Virology and Microbiology, Department of Human Medicine, Center for Biomedical Education and Research (ZBAF), Faculty of Health, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany.