Unusual presentation: Pulmonary hemosiderosis with celiac disease and retinitis pigmentosa in a child
Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis (IPH) is a rare disease characterized by anemia, hemoptysis and recurrent alveolar hemorrhage. The combination of IPH and celiac disease (CD) is extremely rare. We report a 9‐year‐old boy with Lane‐Hamilton syndrome, co‐occurrence of pulmonary hemosiderosis with CD...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Pediatric pulmonology 2011-08, Vol.46 (8), p.820-823 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis (IPH) is a rare disease characterized by anemia, hemoptysis and recurrent alveolar hemorrhage. The combination of IPH and celiac disease (CD) is extremely rare. We report a 9‐year‐old boy with Lane‐Hamilton syndrome, co‐occurrence of pulmonary hemosiderosis with CD. This presentation is unique presentation because he has also retinal pigmentation. Pediatr. Pulmonol. 2011; 46:820–823. © 2011 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. |
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ISSN: | 8755-6863 1099-0496 |
DOI: | 10.1002/ppul.21420 |