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| Year : 2021 | Volume
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Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis
Sudheer Tale1, Vipul Prakash1, Mihir Gangakhedkar1, Mrudula Kolli1, Anil Kumar Garbhapu2, Girish Sindhwani1
1 Department of Pulmonary Medicine, All Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
2 Department of Pediatric Surgery, RML Hospital, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Sudheer Tale
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, AIIMS, Rishikesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jacp.jacp_30_20
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Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis is a rare genetic disorder and the affected people often presented with shortness of breath on exertion and dry cough. Chest radiology shows diffuse micronodules with calcifications that are easily visible on noncontrast computed tomography scans. It is progressive disease and treatment is only supportive.
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