Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis

Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis is a rare disease of unknown cause. We report a case in a young boy who presented with history of failure to thrive and chest X-ray finding suggestive of miliary mottling. Open lung biopsy revealed pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis.

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Main Authors:	H J Gayathri Devi, K N Mohan Rao, K M Prathima, Jayanth K Das
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:	Lung India
Subjects:	Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis misdiagnosis miliary tuberculosis biopsy
Online Access:	http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2011;volume=28;issue=2;spage=139;epage=141;aulast=Gayathri

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author	H J Gayathri Devi K N Mohan Rao K M Prathima Jayanth K Das
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author_facet	H J Gayathri Devi K N Mohan Rao K M Prathima Jayanth K Das
author_sort	H J Gayathri Devi
title	Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis
title_short	Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis
title_full	Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis
title_fullStr	Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis
title_full_unstemmed	Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis
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publisher	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series	Lung India
issn	0970-2113 0974-598X
publishDate	2011-01-01
description	Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis is a rare disease of unknown cause. We report a case in a young boy who presented with history of failure to thrive and chest X-ray finding suggestive of miliary mottling. Open lung biopsy revealed pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis.
topic	Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis misdiagnosis miliary tuberculosis biopsy
url	http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2011;volume=28;issue=2;spage=139;epage=141;aulast=Gayathri
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Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis

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