Idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis

Definition

Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis is a respiratory disease due to repeated episodes of diffuse alveolar haemorrhage without any underlying apparent cause, most often in children. Anaemia, cough, and pulmonary infiltrates on chest radiographs are found in majority of the patients.

Also indexed as

Nearby in Alveolar or peri-alveolar conditions

• CB04.31Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified