DENDRIFORM DIFFUSE PULMONARY OSSIFICATION - REPORT OF 2 CASES

Authors
CORDOBA A JAUREGUI I MONZON F MARTINEZPENUELA JM
Citation
A. Cordoba et al., DENDRIFORM DIFFUSE PULMONARY OSSIFICATION - REPORT OF 2 CASES, Revista Clinica Espanola, 196(11), 1996, pp. 751-753
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Revista Clinica Espanola → ACNP
ISSN journal
00142565
Volume
196
Issue
11
Year of publication
1996
Pages
751 - 753
Database
ISI
SICI code
0014-2565(1996)196:11<751:DDPO-R>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Two cases of diffuse dendriform pulmonary ossification are reported wh ich was diagnosed postmorten. Both patients had a previous history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with pneumonic complications. Th e radiological study was interpreted as pulmonary fibrosis in the firs t case, an entity which ranks first in the differential diagnosis. In some cases the obtention of highly contrasted X-ray films can be usefu l for recognizing this are entity.