Pulmonary sarcoidosis: calcified micronodular pattern simulating pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis.
A case of sarcoidosis demonstrating an unusual pattern of profuse micronodular calcification is presented. The striking similarity with the so-called pathognomonic appearance of pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis and the progressive deterioration of pulmonary function are emphasized.
Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D020347:Lithiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D017565:Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology