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.

Intermittent Cough and Hemoptysis With Tree-in-Bud Opacities on Imaging

“…Nodular DPO, the more common subtype, has been associated with passive congestive processes that lead to persistent pulmonary edema or pulmonary hypertension, including mitral valve stenosis. 1,8 Given the paucity of reported cases, it is difficult to determine whether these reported associations are significant.…”