title: Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM) in a child.
abstract: A 4 year 7 month-old girl of consanguineous parents presented with only fever for 25 days but no cough or respiratory distress. Ches x-ray showed bilateral diffuse nodulo-striate opacities in both lungs. Investigations for any infection were negative including tuberculosis. Thoracoscopic biopsy showed alveolar microliths on histopathology suggesting the diagnosis of pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM).
authors.affiliation: Professor ARM Luthful Kabir, Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Sir Salimullah Medical College, Mitford, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Kabir
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Mollah
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mostafa
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Chowdhury
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Amin
authors.forename: S U
authors.initials: SU
authors.lastname: Ahmed
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed