Figure 1
Amount of protein removed from the lungs of patients with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis of the adult (6 subjects, PAPadult), 4 children with PAP (J01 to J04), a child with idiopathic cholesterol pneumonitis, associated histologically with PAP (CHOL) and in 10 control children (CON). In the latter only regular diagnostic bronchoalveolar lavages were done. Each symbol represents the amount of protein recovered from a single lung lavage. L and R donates left and right sides. PAPadult represents total of 9 half lung lavages from patients A01 to A06. Horizontal bars indicate medians.