Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis combined with gastric mucosal calcification: a case report
Wen-Zhuo Li,
Shuo Liu,
Ji-Li Luo
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundPulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM) is a rare disease whose clinical and imaging manifestations are non-specific, characterized by the deposition of microliths, which primarily consist of calcium and phosphorus, within the alveoli. In the cases of PAM, patients combined with calcification of other organs such as gastric mucosal calcification are less common.Case presentationA 59-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital due to cough producing white, foamy sputum, accompanied by dyspnea and feve… Show more
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