title: [Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis].
abstract: The paper reports a case of pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis in a 37-year-old female. The diagnosis was established clinically and roentgenologically. The cells of bronchoalveolar lavage were studied morphologically including transmission and scanning electron microscopy. Increased functional activity of alveolar macrophages (AM), a ten-fold increase of their mitotic index, numerous polynuclear AM and foreign-body cells have been revealed.
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Romanova
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Ovcharenko
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Pokrovskaia
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Mladkovskaia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D002137:Calculi / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000473:pathology*