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Query: UMLS:C0002895 (
sickle cell disease
)
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document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis
(
PAM
) is a rare disease of unknown aetiology. It is characterized by the presence of calcific concretions (calcospherites) inside the alveoli. We present a case of a 22 year old
sickle cell anaemia
patient with an incidental finding of
PAM
. This report is to highlight the fact that though rare,
PAM
is not entirely unheard of in this environment and should be kept in mind as a cause of diffuse opacities of the lungs.
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PMID:Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis--a case report. 1674 48
