Pulmonary Department-Oncology Unit, "G. Papanikolaou" General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece;
J Thorac Dis. 2013 Feb;5(1):101-4. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2013.01.09.
Diffuse pulmonary ossification (DPO) is a rare entity which is characterized by metaplastic bone formation in the lung parenchyma. It is an uncommon condition without significant symptoms, which is usually diagnosed on autopsy. Diffuse pulmonary ossification can be easily misdiagnosed as one of interstitial lung diseases due to diffuse pulmonary lesions. Two types of diffuse ossification are described in medicine: dendriform and nodular. In this article, the authors present a patient with persistent pneumothorax who underwent investigation of the cause of his disease and a diagnosis of DPO was revealed.
弥漫性肺骨化症(DPO)是一种罕见的实体,其特征是肺实质中的骨形成。它是一种没有明显症状的不常见病症,通常在尸检时诊断。弥漫性肺骨化症由于弥漫性肺病变,容易误诊为间质性肺病之一。医学上描述了两种类型的弥漫性骨化:树突状和结节状。在本文中,作者介绍了一位持续性气胸患者,他接受了病因调查,最终诊断为弥漫性肺骨化症。