Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis after Varicella zoster infection in a patient presenting with antiphospholipid syndrome and discoid lupus

M Ilker Yilmaz; Bayram Koc; Murat Kantarcioglu; Seda B Akinci; Hasan Ayta; Fatih Bulucu; Senol Bal

doi:10.1007/s00296-002-0209-8

Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis after Varicella zoster infection in a patient presenting with antiphospholipid syndrome and discoid lupus

Rheumatol Int. 2002 Sep;22(5):213-5. doi: 10.1007/s00296-002-0209-8. Epub 2002 Jul 16.

Authors

M Ilker Yilmaz¹, Bayram Koc, Murat Kantarcioglu, Seda B Akinci, Hasan Ayta, Fatih Bulucu, Senol Bal

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Gulhane School of Medicine, 06018 Etlik, Ankara, Turkey. mahmutiyilmaz@yahoo.com

PMID: 12215869
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-002-0209-8

Abstract

We present a case with diagnosis of pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis that illustrates the appearance of this rare chronic lung disease on conventional chest X-ray, high-resolution CT, and transbronchial lung biopsy. This is the first case reported which developed pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis after Varicella zoster infection in a patient with antiphospholipid antibodies and discoid lupus.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Administration, Inhalation
Antiphospholipid Syndrome / complications
Antiphospholipid Syndrome / diagnosis*
Budesonide / administration & dosage
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Herpes Zoster / complications
Herpes Zoster / diagnosis*
Humans
Lithiasis / diagnosis
Lithiasis / drug therapy
Lithiasis / etiology*
Lung Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Lung Diseases / drug therapy
Lung Diseases / etiology*
Lung Diseases / physiopathology
Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / complications
Lupus Erythematosus, Discoid / diagnosis*
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Alveoli / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Alveoli / physiopathology*
Radiography, Thoracic
Rare Diseases
Risk Assessment
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Budesonide