Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis - A rare cause of chronic anemia

Submitted: March 8, 2020
Accepted: April 24, 2020
Published: June 9, 2020
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Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis (IPH) is a rare disease marked by alveolar bleeding and accumulation of hemosiderin in the lungs. Here we present three cases of IPH. The first case is of a 26-year-old male with anemia, hemoptysis and dyspnea. Bronchoscopy confirmed diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH). A diagnosis of IPH was made after ruling out other causes of DAH and observing good response to steroids. The patient’s condition improved with prednisolone and azathioprine. The second case is of 26-year-old female with severe anemia. Imaging suggested IPH and lung biopsy confirmed it. She died shortly afterwards. The third case is of a 7-year-old male with chronic anemia. CT was suggestive of IPH and lung biopsy confirmed the diagnosis. Later, patient developed posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES). This patient is stable on azathioprine and prednisolone. We aim to emphasize the importance of considering IPH as a differential in patients with DAH or chronic anemia.

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Butt, Ayesha, Rashida Ahmed, Muhammad Dawood Amir Sheikh, Omar Khan, Nousheen Iqbal, Arshalooz Jamila Rahman, and Javaid Ahmed Khan. 2020. “Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis - A Rare Cause of Chronic Anemia”. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 90 (2). https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2020.1267.