Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society  1996;39(1):136-141

A Case of Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis.

Chang Sung LIM 1 ; Seung Kyu PARK ; Won PARK ; Soon Jeong LEE ; Chul Zoo JUNG

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Keywords

Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis is characterized by cough, hemoptysis, dyspnea, diffuse pulmonary infiltrates, and microcytic and hypochromic anemia. The cause of this illness is unknown. We experienced a case of idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis in a 2 year and 8 month-old boy. Hemosiderin-laden macrophages are demonstrated in smears of material obtained from tracheal aspirates. There were no specific causes for pulmonary hemorrhage. We report a case of idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis with brief review of related literatures.