Metastatic pulmonary calcification in sarcoidosis.
A patient with sarcoidosis with elevated 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D levels, hypercalcemia, nephrolithiasis, and moderate azotemia is presented because of development of metastatic pulmonary calcification which was diagnosed by radioisotope scanning and tissue biopsy.
Rohatgi
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Pulmonary Section, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Washington, DC.
D001706:Biopsy; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000150:complications; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000473:pathology*