Alveolar microlithiasis: A rare cause of breathlessness since childhood

Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM) is an uncommon chronic disease characterized by calcifications within the alveoli and a paucity of symptoms in contrast to the imaging findings. It occurs sporadically and it is regarded as an autossomal recessive lung disease. The pathogenesis of PAM has yet...

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Main Authors: Ram Awadh Singh Kushwaha, Rajiv Garg, Santosh Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar Verma, Ashwini Kumar Mishra, Neha Kapoor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Muller Journal of Medical Sciences and Research
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Online Access:http://www.mjmsr.net/article.asp?issn=0975-9727;year=2015;volume=6;issue=2;spage=166;epage=168;aulast=Kushwaha