Pulmonary Ossification Syndrome in a Patient with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

Pulmonary Ossification Syndrome in a Patient with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

First described more than 150 years ago, diffuse pulmonary ossification is a rare disease that can be idiopathic or secondary to an underlying chronic disorder. Commonly under-recognized and challenging to diagnose, clinical, radiographic and functional tests are often necessary. Given the increasin...

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Main Authors: Noreen Amirali Rajwani, Lakshmi Puttagunta, James Barrie, Meena Kalluri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/940601
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spelling doaj-c278dd9226b44cccb01128dede4af5a12021-07-02T02:10:20ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412014-01-01212838510.1155/2014/940601Pulmonary Ossification Syndrome in a Patient with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary HypertensionNoreen Amirali Rajwani0Lakshmi Puttagunta1James Barrie2Meena Kalluri3University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaUniversity of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaUniversity of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaUniversity of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaFirst described more than 150 years ago, diffuse pulmonary ossification is a rare disease that can be idiopathic or secondary to an underlying chronic disorder. Commonly under-recognized and challenging to diagnose, clinical, radiographic and functional tests are often necessary. Given the increasing prevalence of chronic lung disease in the aging population, it is likely the pulmonary ossification will be encountered in clinics more often. This article describes the diagnosis of the condition in a 51-year-old man.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/940601
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author Noreen Amirali Rajwani
Lakshmi Puttagunta
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Lakshmi Puttagunta
James Barrie
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Pulmonary Ossification Syndrome in a Patient with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Canadian Respiratory Journal
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Lakshmi Puttagunta
James Barrie
Meena Kalluri
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title Pulmonary Ossification Syndrome in a Patient with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
title_short Pulmonary Ossification Syndrome in a Patient with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
title_full Pulmonary Ossification Syndrome in a Patient with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
title_fullStr Pulmonary Ossification Syndrome in a Patient with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
title_full_unstemmed Pulmonary Ossification Syndrome in a Patient with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
title_sort pulmonary ossification syndrome in a patient with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Canadian Respiratory Journal
issn 1198-2241
publishDate 2014-01-01
description First described more than 150 years ago, diffuse pulmonary ossification is a rare disease that can be idiopathic or secondary to an underlying chronic disorder. Commonly under-recognized and challenging to diagnose, clinical, radiographic and functional tests are often necessary. Given the increasing prevalence of chronic lung disease in the aging population, it is likely the pulmonary ossification will be encountered in clinics more often. This article describes the diagnosis of the condition in a 51-year-old man.
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