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Divya Madhala1, Meera Govindarajan2, Rajkumar Kulasekaran3
1Pathology, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, IND.
Cureus
|May 5, 2022
Abstract:
Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis is a rare, inherited disease affecting males usually. We present a case of a 32-year-old male who had shortness of breath for two years. The chest x-ray showed fine micronodules in a sandstorm-like pattern distributed bilaterally throughout the lungs, and a high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) showed diffuse bilateral calcification of the lungs. Following this, a bronchoscopic biopsy was done to confirm the diagnosis.

