RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Familial occurrence of pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis in 3 siblings
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 238
OP 240
VO 27
IS 2
A1 Al-Alawi, Alia S.
YR 2006
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/27/2/238.abstract
AB Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM) is a rare disease of unknown etiology characterized by intra-alveolar calcium deposits. More than 500 cases were reported in the literature. The disorder affects people at every age beginning from the early childhood. It occurs probably as a result of autosomal recessive transmission. Familial occurrence is often found with family history of the disease being present in up to 50% of the reported cases. We report PAM in 3 siblings.