Abstract
A 51-year-old pilot with spontaneous pneumothorax, emphysema, and multiple horny ossification in the lung is reported. The literature concerning diffuse pulmonary ossification is reviewed and aeromedical implications are discussed.
MeSH terms
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Aerospace Medicine
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Humans
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Lung Diseases / diagnostic imaging
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Lung Diseases / pathology*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Ossification, Heterotopic / pathology*
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Pneumothorax / diagnostic imaging
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Pneumothorax / physiopathology
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Pulmonary Emphysema / pathology
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Radiography
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Respiratory Function Tests