Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis: A report on two familial cases in Morocco

CONCLUSION: PAM is known to be radio-clinically dissociative. In typical cases, radiology can suggest the diagnosis, which is often confirmed by SLC34A2 mutation or microliths in BAL or sputum. The prognosis is compromised in the long-term. The only effective treatment nowadays is lung transplantation.PMID:37543507 | DOI:10.1016/j.rmr.2023.06.006
Source: Revue des Maladies Respiratoires - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Source Type: research