title: Diffuse pulmonary ossification as a rare cause of interstitial lung disease.
abstract: Diffuse pulmonary ossification (DPO) is a rare form of interstitial lung disease. The present article describes a case of DPO in an elderly man who presented with progressive dyspnea on exertion and an isolated reduction in diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide. DPO may occur as sequelae of mitral stenosis, left heart failure, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, recurrent aspiration pneumonia, solid organ transplant, adult respiratory distress syndrome or may arise idiopathically. In the absence of other findings of interstitial lung disease, a lung biopsy is unlikely to be helpful in the management of these patients.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Burkett
authors.forename: Niamh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Coffey
authors.forename: Nha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Voduc
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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