Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis Complicated by Tuberculosis
Gunar Günther, Chalese Olivia Einbeck
New England Journal of Medicine · 2021-03
Abstract
A 36-year-old woman presented with cough and shortness of breath. A chest radiograph showed fine micronodular opacities. A transbronchial biopsy revealed microliths, and a diagnosis of pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis was made.
MeSH terms
- Chest radiograph
- Medicine
- Pulmonary tuberculosis
- Radiography
- Tuberculosis
- Biopsy
- Radiology
- Pathology