Atypical Radiological Manifestation of Pulmonary Metastatic Calcification.
- Author:
Eun Hae KANG
1
;
Eun Sun KIM
;
Chul Hwan KIM
;
Soo Youn HAM
;
Yu Whan OH
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Lung, metastatic calcification; Hyperparathyroidism
- MeSH: Calcinosis/*radiography; Female; Humans; Hypercalcemia/etiology; Hyperparathyroidism/complications/surgery; Lung Diseases/*radiography; Middle Aged; Parathyroidectomy; Pneumonia/complications; Shock, Septic/microbiology; Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology 2008;9(2):186-189
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Metastatic pulmonary calcification refers to calcium deposition in the normal pulmonary parenchyma and this deposition is secondary to abnormal calcium metabolism. The most common radiologic manifestation consists of poorly-defined nodular opacities that are mainly seen in the upper lung zone. We present here a case of metastatic pulmonary calcification that manifested as atypical, dense, calcium deposition in airspaces within the previously existing consolidation in the bilateral lower lobes, and this process was accelerated by pneumonia-complicated sepsis in a patient with hypercalcemia that was due to hyperparathyroidism.
