Title: CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID AND BLOOD SURFACTANT PROTEIN-D AND KL-6 IN IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY ALVEOLAR PROTEINOSIS
Abstract: PURPOSE: To investigate the clinical significance of surfactant protein-D (SP-D) and KL-6 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and blood in patients with idiopathic pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (iPAP).