[Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis].
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.
Romanova
L K
LK
Ovcharenko
S I
SI
Pokrovskaia
M S
MS
Mladkovskaia
T B
TB
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*