Unilateral metastatic pulmonary calcification in context of ipsilateral central pulmonary embolism

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We report a case of unilateral left metastatic pulmonary calcification (MPC) in a 30-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus, acute nephritis, and left main pulmonary artery pulmonary embolism. Unilateral MPC is rare and is mostly seen in the context of ipsilateral pulmonary embolism. The proposed mechanism is the promotion of calcium salts precipitation by focal alkalosis resulting from reduced blood flow to the lung affected by the pulmonary arterial obstruction.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

Radiology case reports - 18(2023), 12 vom: 18. Dez., Seite 4239-4242

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Semionov, Alexandre [VerfasserIn]
Azuelos, Ilan [VerfasserIn]
Mendel, Arielle [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Case Reports
Pulmonary embolism
Unilateral metastatic pulmonary calcification

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Date Revised 29.09.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.radcr.2023.08.102

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362630968