title: Diffuse pulmonary ossification: A case report.
abstract: Diffuse pulmonary ossification (DPO) is a rarely diagnosed entity that may present with characteristic imaging features. It is listed in the differential diagnosis of lung parenchymal calcifications and should be considered by the radiologist if the appropriate findings are identified. We report a case of DPO secondary to mitral stenosis in a patient whose severe cardiac pathology lead to death few weeks after a chest CT was done. To date, there are no specific treatments with proved benefit in this pathology.
authors.affiliation: Medical Imaging Department and Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Coimbra, Portugal, Praceta Mota Pinto/Av. Bissaya Barreto, 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal.
authors.forename: Diogo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Roriz
authors.affiliation: Medical Imaging Department and Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Coimbra, Portugal, Praceta Mota Pinto/Av. Bissaya Barreto, 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal.
authors.forename: Inês
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Abreu
authors.affiliation: Medical Imaging Department and Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Coimbra, Portugal, Praceta Mota Pinto/Av. Bissaya Barreto, 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.affiliation: Medical Imaging Department and Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Coimbra, Portugal, Praceta Mota Pinto/Av. Bissaya Barreto, 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal.
authors.forename: Luisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.affiliation: Medical Imaging Department and Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Coimbra, Portugal, Praceta Mota Pinto/Av. Bissaya Barreto, 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal.
authors.forename: Pedro Belo
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.affiliation: Medical Imaging Department and Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Coimbra, Portugal, Praceta Mota Pinto/Av. Bissaya Barreto, 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal.
authors.forename: Filipe Caseiro
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Alves
keywords: CT; Diffuse pulmonary ossification; High-resolution; Mitral stenosis