This section provides an overview, diagnosis, and treatment of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. What kind of disease is pulmonary alveolar proteinosis? How do doctors diagnose pulmonary alveolar proteinosis? What kind of treatment will the doctor provide? Classification of disease type for pulmonary alveolar proteinosis Incidence of autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis Prognosis of autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis Serological diagnosis of autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis Simple serological diagnosis of autoimmune alveolar proteinosis Underlying disease of secondary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis Prognosis of secondary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis Genes responsible for hereditary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis Characteristics of chest CT findings of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis About whole lung lavage for pulmonary alveolar proteinosis