Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift
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Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · Feb 2007
Case Reports[Diffuse pulmonary calcifications caused by hyperparathyroidism in a renal transplant recipient].
Two years after a first renal transplantation a 53-year-old man suffering from slowly progressing renal failure had developed progressive amyasthenia and myalgia in his legs and arms, but no dyspnea. Clinical examination, especially for neurological and respiratory abnormalities, was unremarkable. ⋯ In patients with chronic renal failure and pulmonary infiltrates - with or without respiratory symptoms - calcifications in the context of hyperparathyroidism have to be considered. Calcifications in the lung occur with several other diseases and have a variety of clinical presentations. Prognosis is related to the underlying disease.