Answer of January 2000

Clinical History:

F/67 Rountine follow up in cardiac clinic

Figure 1 CXR

What is your diagnosis?

                                    Figure 1

Diagnosis:

Pulmonary calcifications in mitral valve disease.

Discussion:

Figure 1 CXR shows bilateral multiple small pulmonary calcified nodules predominantly in the mid and lower zones. There is also evidence of mitral valve heart disease with cardiomegaly, enlarged left atrium , widening of carina and pulmonary venous hypertension.