Metastatic pulmonary calcification in a patient with chronic renal failure

J Radiol Case Rep. 2009;3(4):14-7. doi: 10.3941/jrcr.v3i4.166. Epub 2009 Apr 1.

Abstract

Metastatic pulmonary calcification characterized by diffuse calcium deposition in the lungs is known to occur in patients with chronic renal failure. We present a case of a 47-year-old man with chronic renal failure presented with dyspnea, high-resolution computed tomography of the chest revealed multiple, centrilobular, calcified nodules and patchy areas of ground-glass opacity throughout both lungs, consistent with metastatic pulmonary calcification. Calcification was also seen in the bronchi and trachea.

Keywords: HRCT; Metastatic pulmonary calcification; chronic renal failure.