Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis [IPH] inafour year old boy

ABSTRACT

Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis [IPH] is a rare disorder characterized by the occurrence of episodes of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage [DAH]. We report four years old male child who presented with repeated attacks of life threatening condition, IPH was diagnosed on the base of clinical features and laboratory findings, and the patient responded well to oral prednisolone and was symptom free after 8 months of treatment