Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis: a case report

Authors

  • Jose G. Somocurcio V. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Alfredo Sotomayor E. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú; Hospital Nacional Hipólito Unanue, Lima, Perú
  • Teresa Luna A. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú; Hospital Nacional Hipólito Unanue, Lima, Perú
  • Judith Cahuana Aparco Estudiante de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Estefanny Calongos Porras Estudiante de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Pedro Bermejo Cataño Estudiante de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Paul Tejada Llacsa Estudiante de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v79i2.14944

Keywords:

Lung diseases, Mutation, Genetics, Transplantation

Abstract

Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis a rare disease whose main characteristic accumulation of calcium salts within the air cell, this due to the presence of a genetic mutation autosomal recessive. This entity is within the group of diffuse lung diseases and primary diagnosis is a challenge for health professionals. There is no treatment to date, has raised the use of bisphosphonate, steroids and bronchoalveolar lavage without reaching conclusive results. It is preferred to perform the transplant before the development of right ventricular failure for best results. The definitive diagnosis is histopathological. In Peru it has been poorly described this disease as the only report found no definitive histopathological diagnosis. We report a case diagnosed in the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Hipolito Unanue National Hospital in Lima, Peru.

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Published

2018-07-29

Issue

Vol. 79 No. 2 (2018)

Section

Reporte de Casos

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Somocurcio V. JG, Sotomayor E. A, Luna A. T, Cahuana Aparco J, Calongos Porras E, Bermejo Cataño P, et al. Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis: a case report. An Fac med [Internet]. 2018 Jul. 29 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];79(2):158-61. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/14944