Idiopathic pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis in a child
KMJ-Kuwait Medical Journal. 1998; 30 (1): 68-70
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-48442
ABSTRACT
Although pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis is seen mostly in adults, it commonly starts in childhood, but is usually asymptomatic and so not diagnosed. It is of unknown etiology, and it simulates a variety of clinical conditions with almost the same radiologic appearance. The diagnosis rests on the X-ray findings with paucity of clinical signs. There is no known treatment. This is a report of a Kuwaiti child with this condition
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Child
/
Calcium
/
Lung
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Lung Diseases
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Kuwait Med. J.
Year:
1998
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