(2014) First presentation of a case of pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis with spontaneous pneumothorax. Oman Medical Journal.
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Abstract
Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis (PAM) is a rare disease of unknown origin. It is characterized by the presence of small calculi within the alveolar spaces, and has various clinical manifestations. Some patients may be asymptomatic for a long period of time with subsequent occurrence of dyspnea, dry cough, chest pain, and eventually, respiratory failure. Recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax episodes are a late complication of the disease. We report the case of an alveolar microlithiasis episode in a 42-year-old male, admitted to Tohid Hospital, Iran, whose first clinical presentation was symptoms of pneumothorax. He was admitted with sudden onset dyspnea and right-sided pleuretic chest pain. Following treatment of pneumothorax after chest tube placement, the pulmonary function revealed normal indices, and chest radiograph demonstrated diffuse confluence of dense micronodular infiltrate. High-resolution computerized tomography scan showed diffuse ground glass attenuation and calcifications along the interlobular septa and subpleural regions. Transbronchial lung biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of PAM. © 2014, Oman Medical Specialty Board. All rights reserved.
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | adult; Article; cell infiltration; chest tube; coughing; dyspnea; fibrosis; forced expiratory volume; forced vital capacity; high resolution computer tomography; histopathology; human; human tissue; lung auscultation; lung biopsy; lung calcification; lung disease; lung function test; male; pneumothorax; predictive value; pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis; respiratory failure; spontaneous pneumothorax; tachypnea; thorax pain; thorax radiography |
Page Range: | pp. 450-453 |
Journal or Publication Title: | Oman Medical Journal |
Volume: | 29 |
Number: | 6 |
Publisher: | Oman Medical Specialty Board |
Identification Number: | 10.5001/omj.2014.117 |
ISSN: | 1999768X |
Depositing User: | مهندس جمال محمودپور |
URI: | http://eprints.muk.ac.ir/id/eprint/969 |
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