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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1985;28(2):182-186. Published online February 28, 1985.

A case of Idiopathic pulmonary hemosideroisis.

Yeong Hee Kim¹, Jeong Hee Lee¹, Seung Joo Lee¹, Keun Lee¹, Ok Kyung Kim², Doo Yeon Lee³

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine,Ewha Womans University
²Department of Pathology, College of Medicine,Ewha Womans University
³Department of Chest Surgery, College of Medicine,Ewha Womans University

Abstract

Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis is a rare disease characterized by recurrent attacks of hemoptysis, iron deficiency anemia and pulmonary infiltration on chest X-ray. We experienced a case of Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis in a 3 year-old boy with recurrent attacks of dyspnea, pallor and chest infiltration on X-ray, without underlying pulmonary disease. Diagnosis was established by hemosiderin and hemosiderin-laden macrophage on lung biopsy specimen. A brief review of the related literatures was done.

Keywords :Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis