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Our initial diagnostic hypothesis was pulmonary alveolar phospholipoproteinosis in view of the “crazy paving” appearance on the CT scan. Bronchoalveolar lavage was performed and the fluid recovered had a total cell count of 700×103/ml (89% macrophages, 3% neutrophils, 1% eosinophils). There were no germs, tumour cells or alveolar bleeding. The periodic acid/Schiff test was negative. Polarised light microscopy revealed …

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