Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis is a rare infiltrative pulmonary disease characterized by deposition of microliths in the alveoli. In this case report, we present a case of a 5 year-old girl with complaints of common cold and loss of appetite. Chest radiograph showed innumerable small, dense nodules, diffusely involving both lungs. High-resolution CT scan illustrated widespread micro-nodular ...

Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis is an uncommon infiltrative pulmonary disease characterized by deposition of microliths in the alveoli. We present the case of a young adult with complaints of shortness of breath on exertion. Chest radiograph showed innumerable small, dense nodules, diffusely involving both the lungs - predominantly in the lower zones. High-resolution CT scan illustrated wides...

sheep (ovine) pulmonary adenocarcinoma (spa), also known as ovine pulmonary adneomatosis (opa),jaagsiekte and ovine pulmonary carcinoma (opc) is a contagious lung tumor in sheep and, more rarely, ingoats. this study was carried out in khuzestan, in the southwest of iran for a period of six months. a totalnumber of 3985 native breed goats were clinically inspected and postmortem examination was ...

OBJECTIVES To analyze the effects of nutritional restriction and hyperoxia on lung weight and pulmonary morphometry in premature rabbits during the first 11 days of life. METHODS New Zealand White rabbits were delivered by C-section at 28 days' gestational age and randomized into four groups: control diet and room air, control diet and hyperoxia (> or = 95% O2), nutritional restriction and ro...

Davies, G., and Reid, L. (1971). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 46, 623. Effect of scoliosis on growth of alveoli and pulmonary arteries and on right ventricle. During childhood the lung not only grows in size but alveoli and arteries multiply and the pattern of muscularity of the arteries changes. A quantitative study is here reported on 4 cases of scoliosis. The limitation and distortion o...

Previous studies have shown that a shift in blood flow away from edematous regions does not occur until the alveoli contain liquid. The present experiments were designed to examine the separate effect of air space liquid, air space plus interstitial liquid, and reduced lung volume on blood flow. We found that reduced lung volume was not associated with significant changes in blood flow and that...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is characterized as a progressive and irreversible inflammatory response in the airways alveoli because of exposure to noxious particles or gases. Excessive inflammation causes progressive, persistent, not fully reversible structural changes airflow limitation. Although COPD significant public health problem, diagnosis treatment stages need be improved.Noct...

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a rare but potentially treatable disease, characterized by impaired surfactant metabolism that leads to accumulation in the alveoli of proteinaceous material rich in surfactant protein and its component. Novel insights from an animal model aided the discovery of granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) antibodies as a pathogenetic mechanism in ...

Chronic diffuse infiltrative lung disease encompasses a wide variety of disorders that primarily affect the alveoli and lung interstitium; involvement of the airways and the pulmonary vasculature is secondary to the interstitial process. Chronic diffuse infiltrative lung disease affects a surprisingly large proportion of the population. A study from New Mexico suggests a prevalence of 81 cases ...