Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis: An Unexplored Cause of Treatment Refractory Pediatric Iron Deficiency Anemia

Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis: An Unexplored Cause of Treatment Refractory Pediatric Iron Deficiency Anemia

Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis (IPH) is an unusual cause of pediatric iron deficiency anemia (IDA) characterized by alveolar hemorrhage leading to hemosiderin deposition and fibrosis in the lungs. Though the typical triad of presentation is hemoptysis, IDA, and lung opacities on thoracic radiogr...

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Main Authors: Anjuna Reghunath, Joyutpal Biswas, Mahesh Kumar Mittal, Reeta Kanaujiya, Geetika Khanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2021-04-01
Series:Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
Subjects:
hemoptysis
pulmonary hemorrhage
hemosiderosis
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0041-1734334

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