Burden of Autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
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Summary
A Japanese registry reported a minimum incidence of 0.49 per million and prevalence of 6.2 per million for autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. Reported symptoms include shortness of breath, cough, fatigue, and reduced exercise capacity. In a retrospective cohort of 104 participants with autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, 35 (34%) were hospitalized because of infection.