Idiopathic hypoparathyroidism (IH) and autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) are rare disorders. A patient with IH and optimal calcaemic control on calcium and alfacalcidol was detected to have PAP after 8 years of follow-up. Patient had no respiratory complaints. Routine abdominal imaging for renal calcification showed patchy ground glass opacities in the lower lung fields leading to incidental diagnosis of PAP. Pulmonary function tests showed impaired diffusion capacity of the lung. Anti-granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor autoantibodies were positive. Patient regularly attended the pulmonary clinic and showed progressive improvement in diffusion capacity of the lung during 2 years of follow-up. The calcaemic control in IH remained stable despite its presence with PAP. The autoimmune PAP in the presented case suggests a possible autoimmune basis of IH.
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Univ Calif Los Angeles, UCLA Dept Med, Div Pulm & Crit Care Med, 650 Charles E Young Dr South,43-229 CHS, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USAUniv Calif Los Angeles, UCLA Dept Med, Div Pulm & Crit Care Med, 650 Charles E Young Dr South,43-229 CHS, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
Lee, Elinor
Ataya, Ali
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Univ Florida, Div Pulm & Crit Care Med, Gainesville, FL USAUniv Calif Los Angeles, UCLA Dept Med, Div Pulm & Crit Care Med, 650 Charles E Young Dr South,43-229 CHS, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
Ataya, Ali
Mccarthy, Cormac
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Univ Coll Dublin, Sch Med, Dublin, IrelandUniv Calif Los Angeles, UCLA Dept Med, Div Pulm & Crit Care Med, 650 Charles E Young Dr South,43-229 CHS, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
Mccarthy, Cormac
Godart, Erica
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Univ Calif Los Angeles, UCLA Dept Med, Div Pulm & Crit Care Med, 650 Charles E Young Dr South,43-229 CHS, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USAUniv Calif Los Angeles, UCLA Dept Med, Div Pulm & Crit Care Med, 650 Charles E Young Dr South,43-229 CHS, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
Godart, Erica
Cosenza, John
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IPM Ai, New York, NY USAUniv Calif Los Angeles, UCLA Dept Med, Div Pulm & Crit Care Med, 650 Charles E Young Dr South,43-229 CHS, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
Cosenza, John
King, Alysse
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King, Alysse
Robinson, Brian
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Savara Inc, Langhorne, PA USAUniv Calif Los Angeles, UCLA Dept Med, Div Pulm & Crit Care Med, 650 Charles E Young Dr South,43-229 CHS, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
Robinson, Brian
Wang, Tisha
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Univ Calif Los Angeles, UCLA Dept Med, Div Pulm & Crit Care Med, 650 Charles E Young Dr South,43-229 CHS, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USAUniv Calif Los Angeles, UCLA Dept Med, Div Pulm & Crit Care Med, 650 Charles E Young Dr South,43-229 CHS, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA