Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi
February 2008
Objective: To describe the characteristics of 3 cases of pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis in a family, and therefore to improve the understanding of the disease.
Methods: To analyze the clinical, laboratory and radiological data of three patients with pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis in a family and the relevant literatures were reviewed.
Results: There was a typical manifestation in these three cases of pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis: progressive dyspnoea, cough, family history.