Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis “Stone Lungs”: A Case of Clinico-Radiological Dissociation
Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM) is a rare infiltrative lung disease characterized by deposition of spherical calcium phosphate microliths called calcospherites within the alveoli. PAM was first described by Friedrich in 1856 and then by Harbitz in 1918. The disease pathogenesis is based on m...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Cureus
2016
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5037061/ |