PULMONARY ALVEOLAR MICROLITHIASIS - REVIEW OF TURKISH REPORTS

UCAN E. S., KEYF A., AYDILEK R., YALCIN Z., SEBIT S., KUDU M., ...Daha Fazla

THORAX, cilt.48, sa.2, ss.171-173, 1993 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 48 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 1993
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1136/thx.48.2.171
  • Dergi Adı: THORAX
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.171-173
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis is a rare disorder, only 173 cases having been reported worldwide. Fifty two cases from Turkey are reported, 49 of which have previously been described only in Turkish publications. The mean age of the patients was 27 (SD 12) years, 34 were male, and 10 were symptomless. In 40 of the 52 cases diagnosis was confirmed histopathologically. Nineteen cases were diagnosed in siblings. This high rate suggests that pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis is a familial disease, which, though rare, is for unknown reasons most common in Turkey.