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- Title
Pediatric Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis: A Case Report.
- Authors
Mehrian, Payam; Khalilzadeh, Soheila; Hassanzad, Maryam; Hasani, Zeinab; Nejad, Sabereh Tashayoie; Velayati, Ali Akbar
- Abstract
Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis is a rare infiltrative pulmonary disease characterized by deposition of microliths in the alveoli. In this case report, we present a case of a 5 year-old girl with complaints of common cold and loss of appetite. Chest radiograph showed innumerable small, dense nodules, diffusely involving both lungs. High-resolution CT scan illustrated widespread micronodular infiltration, diffuse ground-glass attenuation areas predominantly in upper anterior regions and septal thickening. Trans-bronchial biopsy confirmed the diagnosis.
- Subjects
LUNG diseases; APPETITE loss; CHEST X rays; TOMOGRAPHY; RARE diseases
- Publication
Tanaffos, 2013, Vol 12, Issue 4, p58
- ISSN
1735-0344
- Publication type
Case Study