title: A case report of idiopathic pulmonary ossification.
abstract: Idiopathic pulmonary ossification is a rare disease. Most commonly, it affects middle-aged men. Its etiology is unknown. We present a case of nodular type idiopathic pulmonary ossification in a 42-year-old, white male who had one episode of hemoptysis.
authors.affiliation: University of Louisville, Ky., USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rajjoub
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Altmeyer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed