Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM) in a child

Mymensingh Med J. 2013 Oct;22(4):836-9.

Abstract

A 4 year 7 month-old girl of consanguineous parents presented with only fever for 25 days but no cough or respiratory distress. Ches x-ray showed bilateral diffuse nodulo-striate opacities in both lungs. Investigations for any infection were negative including tuberculosis. Thoracoscopic biopsy showed alveolar microliths on histopathology suggesting the diagnosis of pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM).

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Calcinosis / pathology*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Genetic Diseases, Inborn / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Lung Diseases / pathology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Supplementary concepts

  • Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis