Abstract
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.
Publication Date
9-9-2018
First Page
e236
Last Page
238
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Recommended Citation
Khurana, Alkesh; Malik, Rajesh; Sharma, Jitendra; Khurana, Ujjawal; and Goyal, Abhishek
(2018)
"Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis: A commonly misdiagnosed rare entity,"
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal: Vol. 18: e236-238.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2018.18.02.021
