2016
DOI: 10.21276/aimdr.2016.2.6.rd2
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Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis in an Elderly: A Case Report with Brief Review of Literature

Abstract: Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM) is a rare chronic lung disease characterized by presence of widespread intraalveolar accumulation of innumerable minute calculi called microliths. It is caused by inactivating mutations in the gene "solute carrier family 34 member 2", encoding a sodium-dependent phosphate co-transporter (SLC34A2) expressed primarily in alveolar epithelial type II cells. It is most frequently diagnosed from birth to 40 years of age with a mean age of 27-30 years at the time of diagnosis. … Show more

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