Idiopathic dendriform pulmonary ossification diagnosed only after a surgical biopsy: A case report.
作者信息
Takeshige Tomohito, Koyama Ryo, Goto Eisuke, Maeyashiki Tatsuo, Okajima Akifumi, Nishioki Toshihiko, Watanabe Junko, Yae Toshifumi, Banno Takamitsu, Kido Kenji, Takahashi Kazuhisa
机构信息
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital, 3-1-1, Takanodai, Nerima-ku, Tokyo, 177-8521, Japan.
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, 3-1-3, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8431, Japan.
出版信息
Respir Med Case Rep. 2025 May 2;55:102227. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2025.102227. eCollection 2025.
Idiopathic dendriform pulmonary ossification (IDPO) presents as dendritic ossification of the lungs without a particular cause. IDPO is often diagnosed using surgical biopsy, transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB), or transbronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBLC). In this case report, we described a 36-year-old male who presented with abnormal chest findings radiographically. TBLB was performed but no diagnosis was made. Instead, IDPO was diagnosed following a surgical biopsy. CT tomography and respiratory function tests showed no progression over the past 3.5 years. However, a nationwide survey in Japan revealed several cases of disease progression. Considering this, careful monitoring of the disease is recommended.
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