title: Primary diffuse alveolar septal amyloidosis with multiple cysts and calcification.
abstract: We report an extremely rare case of primary diffuse alveolar septal amyloidosis associated with multiple cysts and calcification. Development of multiple cysts may have resulted from fragile alveolar walls, as a consequence of amyloid deposition both on alveolar walls and around capillaries.
authors.affiliation: First Dept of Internal Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ohdama
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akagawa
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Matsubara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshizawa
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging