Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis
PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL, cilt.58, sa.8, ss.805-807, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 58 Sayı: 8
- Basım Tarihi: 2016
- Doi Numarası: 10.1111/ped.13032
- Dergi Adı: PEDIATRICS INTERNATIONAL
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.805-807
- Anahtar Kelimeler: diagnostic imaging, disodium etidronate, pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis
- Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM) is a rare genetic disease caused by mutations in sodium-phosphate co-transporter (SLC34A2), which encodes a type 2b sodium phosphate co-transporter. Disease is characterized byintra-alveolar microlith formation of phosphate. Turkey has a high prevalence of PAM. Herein, we report the clinical and radiological findings of three patients diagnosed with PAM and treated with disodium etidronate.