title: Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis presenting with chronic cough.
abstract: A case of a 10 year old boy with pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis is presented. Although most children with this disease are asymptomatic, our patient had persistent cough for more than 3 years. It is likely that his chronic cough was a direct consequence of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Dr Sami Ulus Children's Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Türktas
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saribas
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Balkanci
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology; D002137:Calculi / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000473:pathology