Long-term results of disodium etidronate treatment in pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 514-517

  Ozcelik, Ugur ^a   Yalcin, Ebru ^a   Ariyurek, Macit ^a   Ersoz, Eniz Dogru ^a   Cinel, Guzin ^a   Gulhan, Bora ^a   Kiper, Nural ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Disodium etidronate; Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis; Pulmonary microliths

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; ETIDRONIC ACID; HYDROXYAPATITE; SODIUM PHOSPHATE COTRANSPORTER 2B;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ALVEOLAR MICROLITHIASIS; RARE DISEASE; RICKETS; SCHOOL CHILD; SLC 34 A2 GENE; STONE FORMATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIPHOSPHONATES; ETIDRONIC ACID; FEMALE; HUMANS; LITHIASIS; LUNG DISEASES; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; SODIUM-PHOSPHATE COTRANSPORTER PROTEINS, TYPE IIB;

EID: 77952133971     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.21209     Document Type: Article

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