Abstract
Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM) is an uncommon entity which can pose a diagnostic challenge. We report a 45-year-old female who was referred to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, India, in 2017 with a two-year history of progressively worsening dyspnoea and dry coughing. She had been previously diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis elsewhere and prescribed antitubercular therapy; however, there was little improvement in her symptoms. Following referral, the patient was diagnosed with PAM based on high-resolution computed tomography findings and the abundance of lamellar microliths in a bronchoalveolar lavage sample. She was subsequently managed symptomatically and enrolled in a rehabilitation programme.
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.18295/squmj.2018.18.02.021
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 18(2), e236-238
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY-ND 4.0
Cite this article
APA 7
Khurana, A., Malik, R., Khurana, J., Ujjawal, & Goyal, A. (2025). Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis: A commonly misdiagnosed rare entity. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 18(2), e236-238. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2018.18.02.021
MLA 9
Khurana, Alkesh, et al. "Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis: A commonly misdiagnosed rare entity." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, 2025, pp. e236-238. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2018.18.02.021.
Chicago (author–date)
Khurana, Alkesh, Rajesh Malik, Jitendra Khurana, Ujjawal, and Abhishek Goyal. 2025. "Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis: A commonly misdiagnosed rare entity." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 18 (2): e236-238. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2018.18.02.021.
Harvard
Khurana, A., Malik, R., Khurana, J., Ujjawal and Goyal, A. (2025) 'Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis: A commonly misdiagnosed rare entity', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 18(2), pp. e236-238. doi:10.18295/squmj.2018.18.02.021.
Vancouver
Khurana A, Malik R, Khurana J, Ujjawal, Goyal A. Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis: A commonly misdiagnosed rare entity. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;18(2):e236-238. doi:10.18295/squmj.2018.18.02.021
IEEE
A. Khurana, R. Malik, J. Khurana, Ujjawal, and A. Goyal, "Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis: A commonly misdiagnosed rare entity," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. e236-238, 2025, doi: 10.18295/squmj.2018.18.02.021.