Metastatic pulmonary calcifications postcardiac transplant in a 15-year-old patient: A case report and review of literature
| Autor: | Mahmoud ElKaissi, Dana AlNuaimi, Irfan Shafiq, Shareefa Abdulghaffar, Ali Saeed Wahla |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Cardiac transplant
lcsh:Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine medicine.medical_specialty Metastatic pulmonary calcification Fulminant lcsh:R895-920 Chest radiography Metabolic disease 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Computed tomography Congenital heart disease Lung medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Stomach medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure Respiratory failure Lung disease Chest Transplant patient Secondary hyperparathyroidism Radiology Chest radiograph business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Radiology Case Reports, Vol 15, Iss 10, Pp 1978-1982 (2020) Radiology Case Reports |
| ISSN: | 1930-0433 |
| Popis: | Metastatic pulmonary calcification is a metabolic lung disease that occurs due to a prolonged hypercalcemic state where calcium salts precipitate into numerous foci or nodules of fluffy calcifications in the lung apices, usually bilaterally. Calcifications can also occur in other organs such as in the stomach and the kidneys. It is often underdiagnosed and is usually associated with end stage renal failure and resultant secondary hyperparathyroidism. Nevertheless, it is rarely reported in the postcardiac surgery status and cardiac transplant patients. We present a case of a 15-year-old male patient with a recent history of cardiac transplant due to a complex congenital heart disease where findings of extensive metastatic pulmonary calcifications were seen a routine follow-up chest radiograph. Clinical manifestations of metastatic pulmonary calcifications can range from having no symptoms or mild dyspnea on exertion to fulminant respiratory failure. Therefore, early recognition of imaging features and initiation of proper management is crucial to the patient's outcome. |
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