| Literature DB >> 21712928 |
H J Gayathri Devi1, K N Mohan Rao, K M Prathima, Jayanth K Das.
Abstract
Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis is a rare disease of unknown cause. We report a case in a young boy who presented with history of failure to thrive and chest X-ray finding suggestive of miliary mottling. Open lung biopsy revealed pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis.Entities:
Keywords: Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis; biopsy; miliary tuberculosis; misdiagnosis
Year: 2011 PMID: 21712928 PMCID: PMC3109840 DOI: 10.4103/0970-2113.80334
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lung India ISSN: 0970-2113