Idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis: diagnosis by gastric lavage
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Introduction Idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis (IPH) is a rare disorder of unknown etiology characterised by iron deficiency anaemia, recurrent or chronic pulmonary symptoms, such as cough and haemoptysis, and diffuse pulmonary infiltrates.1 The incidence is reported from 0.24 to 1.23 cases per million selected populations.2 It affects paediatric patients in approximately 80% of cases with equal gender incidence.3 The presence of iron or haemosiderin in macrophages obtained in gastric or bronchoalveolar lavage is considered crucial in the diagnosis of the cinical syndrome of haemosiderosis.4
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