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KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Top Differential Diagnoses
Pathology
Clinical Issues
TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
- Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM)
Definitions
- Rare autosomal recessive lung disorder characterized by intraalveolar accumulation of calcium phosphate deposits (microliths or calcospherites)
IMAGING
General Features
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
Nuclear Medicine Findings
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Microscopic Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
Selected References
- Bendstrup E et al: Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis: no longer in the stone age. ERJ Open Res. 6(3), 2020
- Shaw BM et al: Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 41(2):280-7, 2020
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KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Top Differential Diagnoses
Pathology
Clinical Issues
TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
- Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM)
Definitions
- Rare autosomal recessive lung disorder characterized by intraalveolar accumulation of calcium phosphate deposits (microliths or calcospherites)
IMAGING
General Features
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
Nuclear Medicine Findings
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Microscopic Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
Selected References
- Bendstrup E et al: Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis: no longer in the stone age. ERJ Open Res. 6(3), 2020
- Shaw BM et al: Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 41(2):280-7, 2020
