title: A case of metastatic pulmonary calcification after transient acute renal failure.
abstract: We report a case of metastatic pulmonary calcification that appeared on high-resolution CT (HRCT) as multiple, lobular, ground-glass opacities sparing the perilobular area. Diffuse metastatic calcification such as that in our case was considered to be a result of postoperative transient acute renal failure. Decreasing alveolar air spaces due to both alveolar septal fibrosis and calcification caused the diffuse ground-glass opacities in the present case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Kagawa University, Faculty of Medicine, 1750-1 Ikenobe, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan.
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Katashi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Toyama
authors.forename: Motoomi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohakawa
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography