Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis: A literature review and case report of a lung biopsy-confirmed disease in an infant
- Ovsyannikov D.Yu.
- Alekseeva O.V.
- Taniya R.V.
- Frolov P.A.
- Skobeev D.A.
- Topilin O.G.
- Berezhanskiy P.V.
- Gorev V.V.
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Pediatria, Ltd.Abstract
The article provides up-to-date information on epidemiology, etiology, genetics, pathogenesis, pathomorphology, clinical manifestation, X-ray and computed tomography (CT) semiotics, features in childhood, treatment of a rare genetic interstitial lung disease pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM). A clinical observation of a child with PAM manifestation, confirmed by lung biopsy in infancy, is presented. The results of X-ray and CT of the patient's chest organs are presented, the unique features of the course of the disease are listed. © 2021, Pediatria Ltd.. All rights reserved
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