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. 2011 Oct;4(5):359-60.
doi: 10.1093/ndtplus/sfr083. Epub 2011 Jul 17.

Metastatic pulmonary calcification

G H Neild  1 , Alexandre Braga Libório  1 , Lorenna Rodrigues  2 , Hânysson Freire de Almeida  2 , Elizabeth F Daher  3
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Metastatic pulmonary calcification

G H Neild et al. NDT Plus. 2011 Oct.
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Figures

Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
Lung radiography disclosing interstitial infiltrates and bilateral apical opacities.
Fig. 2.
Fig. 2.
Axial CT scan demonstrating multiple bilateral centrilobular calcified nodules, mainly in the upper lobes.
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