An Unusual Cause of Shortness of Breath in an Adult Man: Alveolar Microlithiasis

Journal Title: Clinical Medical Image Library - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 2

Abstract

A 51-year-old non-smoking man, refered to our pulmonary medicine clinic with a 3 years history of severe shortness of breath. His complaints has increased even more in the last 1 year. There was no history of fever, weight loss, hemoptysis and old cronic infections like tuberculosis.

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  • EP ID EP267496
  • DOI 10.23937/2474-3682/1510068
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(2017). An Unusual Cause of Shortness of Breath in an Adult Man: Alveolar Microlithiasis. Clinical Medical Image Library, 3(2), 1-2. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-267496