Diffuse pulmonary ossification and spontaneous pneumothorax in a pilot: a case report.
A 51-year-old pilot with spontaneous pneumothorax, emphysema, and multiple horny ossification in the lung is reported. The literature concerning diffuse pulmonary ossification is reviewed and aeromedical implications are discussed.
D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000473:pathology*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests