ABSTRACT

Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis is an uncommon clinical entity, there has only been 11 case reports in Mexico until 2011. This disease is characterized by alveolar occupation with a calcic component. Bone scintigraphy uses a radiopharmaceutical that fixates to calcium hidroxiapatite, reason why it is useful to detect the calcium component in the pulmonary lesions.

KEYWORDS

Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis, pulmonary microcalcinosis, bone scintigraphy.

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