Diffuse pulmonary ossification: an unusual interstitial lung disease

PubMed, the Internet portal of biomedical and life sciences literature, indexed an interesting article, entitled Diffuse pulmonary ossification: an unusual interstitial lung disease (Curr Opin Pulm Med 2008 Sep;14(5):488-92). Authors are Peros-Golubicic T Tekavec-Trkanjec J. et al., from the University Hospital for Lung Diseases Jordanovac, Zagreb, Croatia. Diffuse pulmonary ossification is a rare disease characterized by diffuse small bone fragments in the lung tissue. It can be idiopathic or associated with underlying chronic pulmonary or heart diseases. The majority of cases had been diagnosed on autopsy.Diffuse pulmonary ossification is still underrecognized during life. Its relevance concerning the increasing age of population and longer survival of patients with chronic diseases is underrated. A timely diagnosis will enable a better understanding of pathogenesis and natural course of disease thus paving the way to new therapeutic strategies. To access the full abstract of the article, click here.