[Microlithiasis alveolaris pulmonum. (author's transl)].
A report was made of a long term observation of microlethiasis alveolaris pulmonum in a female patient who died at the age of 53. The rare, etiologically unclear disease is after a long course , always fatal due to right heart failure. This case was unique in that small spotty pulmonary lesions were found radiologically. They presented, a pathognomonic, unmistakable picture for a differential diagnosis of silicosis.
D002137:Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D012829:Silicosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
Microlithiasis alveolaris pulmonum