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Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a disease characterized by the deposition of phospholipid-rich proteinaceous material in the alveoli and terminal bronchioles, leading to dyspnea. This disease is clinically rare, commonly affecting middle-aged individuals between 30 and 50 years old, with a higher incidence in males than females. The main symptoms include exertional dyspnea, cough, and fatigue.

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Pulmonary candidiasis

Pulmonary candidiasis is an acute, subacute, or chronic lower respiratory tract fungal infection caused by Candida albicans or other Candida species. This disease is common in individuals with dysbiosis due to long-term antibiotic use and those with weakened immune function, such as cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy and chemotherapy, organ transplant recipients on long-term immunosuppressants, AIDS patients, and diabetic patients. The clinical manifestations of pulmonary candidiasis are non-specific.

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Internal Medicine

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

Pulmonary candidiasis

Altitude sickness

Acute respiratory distress syndrome

Acute rhinitis

Pneumococcal pneumonia

Pneumocystis pneumonia

Legionnaires' disease

Mycoplasma pneumonia