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Regarding metastatic pulmonary calcification in renal failure

Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Northern General Hospital, Herries Road, Sheffield S5 7AU, UK

View larger version (144K): [in a new window]   Figure 1. A standard chest radiograph showing extensive calcification in the right upper zone and mild nodular calcification in the left upper zone owing to metastatic pulmonary calcification in a patient with end-stage renal failure and secondary hyperparathyroidism. There was no history of previous tuberculous infection.

View larger version (159K): [in a new window]   Figure 2. Frontal view of the chest of a patient withend-stage renal failure and secondary hyperparathyroidism during isotope bone scanning using hydroxymethylene diphosphonate (HDP) to investigate musculosketal pain. High uptake of the isotope is seen in the lungs owing to metastatic pulmonary calcification. The chest radiograph was normal.

View larger version (145K): [in a new window]   Figure 3. A standard chest radiograph of a patient with end-stage renal failure and secondary hyperparathyroidism showing pleural calcification in the left mid zone and along the left hemidiaphragm. The patient denied a history of asbestos exposure.