title: Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis.
abstract: We report a patient with pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis who was admitted to King Abdul-Aziz Hospital, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with chest pain, shortness of breath, dry cough and swelling of lower limbs. The patient underwent chest radiographs and CT scan showing multiple diffuse, almost symmetrical bilateral micronodular opacities of calcific density. The diagnosis was confirmed after percutaneous lung biopsy from the patient. Cardiokinetics, diuretics and oxygen were administered with slight improvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, King Abdul-Aziz Hospital, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. fasihsyed@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Syed Fasih
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Uddin
authors.forename: Malak H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Alawi
authors.forename: Bothaina M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Abdulshakoor
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed