Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis
- 1 August 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of internal medicine (1960)
- Vol. 120 (2) , 220-223
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1967.00300020092012
Abstract
HEMOPTYSIS and anemia are common presenting symptoms of idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis (IPH).1,2However, unexplained iron deficiency is an unusual presentation. A 22-year-old white man was seen in hematologic consultation with unexplained iron deficiency anemia. He had a normal chest x-ray film and no history of hemoptysis. Microscopic hematuria suggested IPH or Goodpasture's syndrome (GPS), and sputum examination for hemosiderin-laden macrophages was positive. Hematologic and renal aspects of IPH have been reviewed recently,1,2but little information is available concerning the long-term effects of pulmonary bleeding on pulmonary function. Initial and one year follow-up studies of pulmonary function were done. Report of a Case A 22-year-old printer was first admitted with a three-week history of fatigue. Two weeks earlier his family had noted he was pale. He was admitted to another hospital where the following data were obtained: hemoglobin level 7.6 gm/100 cc, red blood cell count (RBC) 3.45This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: