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idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis


  • rare, sporadic, fatal
  • mostly in kids (M=F); in adults, M:F = 2:1

  • recurrent attacks of pulmonary hemorrhage
    • acute phase: "bat-wing" alveolar infiltrates
    • clears rapidly

  • chronic findings:


Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD  -  2 February 1995
Last updated:  1 October 2013


 

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