Author/Authors :
Izadi, Poopak shahed university - Department of Otolaryngology, تهران, ايران , Izadi, Babak kermanshah university of medical sciences - Department of Pathology, كرمانشاه, ايران , Amini, Maryam shahed university - Department of Infectious Disease, تهران, ايران , Keivani, Majid kermanshah university of medical sciences - Department of Pathology, كرمانشاه, ايران
Abstract :
Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis is a rare condition caused by deposition in the alveoli of the lungs by calcific consolidation called calcospherites. Its etiology and pathogenesis are obscure. Osteopetrosis is a heterogeneous group of inheritable conditions with a defect in bone resorption by osteoclasts. We report a case of pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis associated with osteopetrosis, which was diagnosed incidentally by bone high density and generalized osteosclerosis on chest x-ray. Association of these two diseases has not been reported before
