Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis with low fluorodeoxyglucose accumulation in PET/computed tomography
| Autor: | Ersin Günay, Aysenaz Özcan, Sibel Günay, Ebru Tatci, Atila Ihsan Keyf, Cebrail Simsek |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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| Zdroj: | Annals of Thoracic Medicine, Vol 6, Iss 4, Pp 237-240 (2011) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1817-1737 1998-3557 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/1817-1737.84781 |
| Popis: | Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM) is an uncommon lung disease characterized by accumulation of intraalveolar calcifications. The disease can be diagnosed based on the radiological findings. We present a 27-year-old women with five-year history of shortness of breath. She was diagnosed with PAM due to the presence of the characteristic chest X-ray and thorax computed tomography (CT) findings. We performed 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET/CT imaging in order to detect any evidence of inflamation in the lung before deciding an anti-inflammatory treatment. The lung regions with dense calcifications revealed low FDG uptakes (SUVmax: 2.7) and the lung regions without calcifications showed lower FDG uptakes. No further treatment modality was planned besides inhaler salbutamol. Herein, we discuss this rare entity with literature search. |
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