RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Primary diffuse alveolar septal amyloidosis with multiple cysts and calcification
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 1569
OP 1571
VO 9
IS 7
A1 S Ohdama
A1 S Akagawa
A1 O Matsubara
A1 Y Yoshizawa
YR 1996
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/9/7/1569.abstract
AB We report an extremely rare case of primary diffuse alveolar septal amyloidosis associated with multiple cysts and calcification. Development of multiple cysts may have resulted from fragile alveolar walls, as a consequence of amyloid deposition both on alveolar walls and around capillaries.