Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis presenting with chronic cough.
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Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis presenting with chronic cough.
A case of a 10 year old boy with pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis is presented. Although most children with this disease are asymptomatic, our patient had persistent cough for more than 3 years. It is likely that his chronic cough was a direct consequence of the disease.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.69.807.70