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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1996;39(1):136-141. Published online January 15, 1996.

A Case of Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis

Chang Sung CS Lim¹, Seung Kyu SK Park¹, Won W Park¹, Soon Jeong SJ Lee¹, Chul Zoo CZ Jung¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Dong Kang Hospital, Ulsan, Korea

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.

Keywords :Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis