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Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis
Postgraduate Medical Journal
|March 1, 1977
Summary
Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis, a rare lung condition, was diagnosed in a patient in Africa South of the Sahara. Diagnosis was confirmed using imaging and lung biopsy, matching previously reported cases.
Area of Science:
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Radiology
- Pathology
Background:
- Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM) is a rare lung disease characterized by the presence of numerous tiny calcifications (microliths) in the alveoli.
- The condition has a global distribution, but reports from Africa South of the Sahara are notably scarce.