Metastatic pulmonary calcification misdiagnosed as a fungal infection: A case report

Liang,Zhixin; Qiu,Tian; Zhao,Zhigang; Chen,Liang'an; She,Danyang

doi:10.3892/mco.2015.723

Metastatic pulmonary calcification misdiagnosed as a fungal infection: A case report

Authors:
- Zhixin Liang
- Tian Qiu
- Zhigang Zhao
- Liang'an Chen
- Danyang She
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Affiliations: Department of Respiration, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, P.R. China
Published online on: December 31, 2015 https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2015.723
Pages: 409-412
Copyright: © Liang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Metastatic pulmonary calcification is a rare lesion, characterized by calcium salt depositing in normal lung tissue. The clinical profile of a case of metastatic pulmonary calcification following renal transplantation was described. A computed tomography scan of the chest revealed ground‑glass opacities in bilateral lungs and a node exhibiting a halo in the right upper lobe, which were suspected aspergillus infection. Following examination and therapy, the results of lung biopsy revealed metastatic pulmonary calcification. Although metastatic pulmonary calcification was reported in renal failure patients previously, metastatic pulmonary calcification with cavity lesions has never, to the best of our knowledge, been previously reported. The aim of the present report was to improve the understanding of metastatic pulmonary calcification.

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