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Calcified pleural plaques

Case contributed by Yi-Jin Kuok
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Pre-operative

Patient Data

Age: 75 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

Sheets of intra-thoracic calcification. No basal fibrosis

Case Discussion

The pleural calcification mimics the sheet-like calcification of dermatomyositis but is located over the ribs and diaphragmatic surfaces.

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