RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 663
OP 666
VO 25
IS 5
A1 uddin, Syed Fasih
A1 Alawi, Malak H.
A1 Abdulshakoor, Bothaina M.
YR 2004
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/25/5/663.abstract
AB We report a patient with pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis who was admitted to King Abdul-Aziz Hospital, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with chest pain, shortness of breath, dry cough and swelling of lower limbs. The patient underwent chest radiographs and CT scan showing multiple diffuse, almost symmetrical bilateral micronodular opacities of calcific density. The diagnosis was confirmed after percutaneous lung biopsy from the patient. Cardiokinetics, diuretics and oxygen were administered with slight improvement.