Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis: A commonly misdiagnosed rare entity
Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM) is an uncommon entity which can pose a diagnostic challenge. We report a 45-year-old female who was referred to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, India, in 2017 with a two-year history of progressively worsening dyspnoea and dry coughing. Sh...
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| author | Alkesh Khurana Rajesh Malik Jitendra Sharma Ujjawal Khurana Abhishek Goyal |
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| description | Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM) is an uncommon entity which can pose a diagnostic challenge. We report a 45-year-old female who was referred to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, India, in 2017 with a two-year history of progressively worsening dyspnoea and dry coughing. She had been previously diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis elsewhere and prescribed antitubercular therapy; however, there was little improvement in her symptoms. Following referral, the patient was diagnosed with PAM based on high-resolution computed tomography findings and the abundance of lamellar microliths in a bronchoalveolar lavage sample. She was subsequently managed symptomatically and enrolled in a rehabilitation programme.
Keywords: Calcinosis; Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis; Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Misdiagnosis; Case Report; India. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-852fd6905ac14a8380a29d49068d46112022-12-22T03:16:41ZengSultan Qaboos UniversitySultan Qaboos University Medical Journal2075-051X2075-05282018-09-0118223623810.18295/squmj.2018.18.02.0212406Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis: A commonly misdiagnosed rare entityAlkesh Khurana0Rajesh Malik1Jitendra Sharma2Ujjawal Khurana3Abhishek Goyal4Department of Pulmonary Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, IndiaDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, IndiaDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, IndiaDepartment of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, IndiaDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, IndiaPulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM) is an uncommon entity which can pose a diagnostic challenge. We report a 45-year-old female who was referred to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, India, in 2017 with a two-year history of progressively worsening dyspnoea and dry coughing. She had been previously diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis elsewhere and prescribed antitubercular therapy; however, there was little improvement in her symptoms. Following referral, the patient was diagnosed with PAM based on high-resolution computed tomography findings and the abundance of lamellar microliths in a bronchoalveolar lavage sample. She was subsequently managed symptomatically and enrolled in a rehabilitation programme. Keywords: Calcinosis; Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis; Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Misdiagnosis; Case Report; India.https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/2727 |
| spellingShingle | Alkesh Khurana Rajesh Malik Jitendra Sharma Ujjawal Khurana Abhishek Goyal Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis: A commonly misdiagnosed rare entity Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal |
| title | Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis: A commonly misdiagnosed rare entity |
| title_full | Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis: A commonly misdiagnosed rare entity |
| title_fullStr | Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis: A commonly misdiagnosed rare entity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis: A commonly misdiagnosed rare entity |
| title_short | Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis: A commonly misdiagnosed rare entity |
| title_sort | pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis a commonly misdiagnosed rare entity |
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