2022-03-302022-03-302009-09Akyıldız, E. Ü. vd. (2009). "Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis in a textile worker". Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 88(3), E22-E24.0003-4975https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.06.063https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003497509013009http://hdl.handle.net/11452/25457Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis is a rare lung disease characterized by small calculi, called calsispheritis, in the alveoli. The disease usually presents at age 20 to 30 years and is mostly diagnosed incidentally or detected on routine pulmonary roentgenograms. The radiologic findings are pathognomonic for the disease. Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis most frequently appears in Turkey, followed by Italy. We present the case of a 29-year-old female textile worker found to have widespread micronodules after a routine pulmonary roentgenogram.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessCardiovascular system & cardiologyRespiratory systemSurgeryAdultBiopsyFemaleHumansLithiasisLungLung diseasesMass screeningPulmonary alveoliRisk factorsTextile industryThoracoscopyTomography, X-Ray computedTurkeyEditorial Material0002691505000832-s2.0-68849110419E22E2488319699880Cardiac & cardiovascular systemsRespiratory systemSurgeryPulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis; Sodium Phosphate Cotransporter; LungMedronate technetium tc 99mParaffinAdultArticleBronchoscopyCase reportComputer assisted tomographyContrast enhancementDiagnostic imagingFemaleHistopathologyHumanInterstitial lung diseaseLung biopsyLung calcificationLung diseaseLung fibrosisLung lavageLung noduleLung scintiscanningPatient referralPhysical examinationPriority journalPulmonary alveolar microlithiasisTextile workerThoracoscopyThorax radiography