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Diffuse Calcification of the Airways
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Diffuse Calcification of the Airways

Abstract

Airway calcification is usually restricted to the cartilaginous conducting portion of the bronchial tree. Alternatively, calcification of the alveoli is a relatively common consequence of calcium and phosphate imbalance. We wish to report an unusual case in which diffuse calcification of the entire bronchial tree, absent alveolar calcification, was identified in a patient with renal dysfunction. Pathologists should not exclude metastatic calcification when considering the etiology of bronchial calcification.

Authors

Wright J; Jones E

Journal

Modern Pathology, Vol. 14, No. 7, pp. 717–719

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

August 1, 2001

DOI

10.1038/modpathol.3880378

ISSN

0893-3952

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