Conditions / Respiratory

pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis

info · Respiratory · ICD-10: J84.02

A lung disease that is characterized the accumulation of tiny fragments of calcium phosphate gradually accumulate in the alveoli of the lungs.

Signs and symptoms

  • Progressive pulmonary function impairment
  • Restrictive ventilatory defect
  • Intraalveolar nodular calcifications