Metastatic pulmonary calcification in the renal transplant recipient.
An asymptomatic immunosuppressed renal transplant patient presented with diffuse alveolar infiltrates on a routine chest roentgenogram. An open lung biopsy revealed changes compatible with metastatic pulmonary calcification. The etiology, pathogenesis, and diagnostic approach to this rare disorder are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000150:complications; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male