[Pulmonary interstitial disease due to hemochromatosis as a presenting sign of disease]. / Afectación intersticial pulmonar por hemocromatosis como forma de presentación de la enfermedad.

We present a patient with hemochromatosis whose first sign of disease was an accidental finding of interstitial patterns on a chest film and whose transbronchial biopsy showed traces of iron (Fe) in alveolar macrophages and septal matter. We then looked for deposits in other locations, finding Fe ([+]: 6.964 micrograms) in the dry weight of a cylindrical sample of liver tissue. A Medline search on CD-ROM for 1989 through May of 1994 revealed no references to similar cases.