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Metastatic Calcification
A patient with metastatic calcification is presented and the contributions of plain film, computed tomography, and bone scintigraphy in the diagnosis are discussed. The patient had a long history of end-stage renal failure, and was previously receiving peritoneal dialysis and calcium supplements. His serum calcium level had been persistently elevated for several years without correction. Recent...
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Metastatic pulmonary calcification refers to calcium deposition in the normal pulmonary parenchyma and this deposition is secondary to abnormal calcium metabolism. The most common radiologic manifestation consists of poorly-defined nodular opacities that are mainly seen in the upper lung zone. We present here a case of metastatic pulmonary calcification that manifested as atypical, dense, calci...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Internal Medicine
سال: 1915
ISSN: 0003-9926
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1915.00070220076008