Korean J Med.  2016 Apr;90(4):346-350. 10.3904/kjm.2016.90.4.346.

Diffuse Pulmonary Ossification Developing in Patients with End-stage Renal Disease

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. kimch@knu.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Pathology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.

Abstract

Diffuse pulmonary ossification (DPO) is a rare condition characterized by chronic metaplastic ossification of the lung parenchyma. DPO is associated with various underlying pulmonary, cardiac, and systemic diseases. However, to our knowledge, DPO has rarely been described in patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing hemodialysis. We describe two cases of DPO diagnosed in long-term hemodialysis patients. Awareness of this rare disorder is required for a better differential diagnosis of cases presenting with bilateral diffuse micronodular lesions, including calcific opacities.

Keyword

Diffuse pulmonary ossification; Hemodialysis; End-stage renal disease

MeSH Terms

Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic*
Lung
Renal Dialysis
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