[Pulmonary hemosiderosis induced by cow's milk proteins: a discussion of a clinical case].
Pulmonary hemosiderosis (PH), a rare pathology, usually occurring during infancy and childhood, is characterized by numerous and repeated intra-alveolar bleedings, interstitial iron build-up with consequent progressive fibrosis and severe anemia. PH can be basically divided into 3 different categories: Primitive or idiopathic, involving a primitive deficit of antioxidizing enzymes in the erythrocytes in genetically predisposed subjects; Secondary, subsequent to chronic pneumopathy or cardiopathy; Associated with various pathologies including collagenopathies, glomerulonephritis, myocardiopathies, diabetes, steatorrhea, tireotossicosis. A particular type of Pulmonary Hemosiderosis, associated with allergy to cow's milk, has been described for the first time by Heiner. We present in this paper our personal experience of a young patient suffering from pulmonary hemosiderosis induced by cow's milk protein.
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Istituto di Clinica Pediatrica 1a, Università degli Studi di Milano, Cattedra di Ematologia Pediatrica, Italia.
Perri
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Careddu
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Mirra
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Carnelli
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D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006486:Hemosiderosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D016269:Milk Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000178:diet therapy; D008894:Milk Proteins / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013577:Syndrome
D008894:Milk Proteins
Emosiderosi polmonare indotta dalle proteine del latte vaccino: discussione di un caso clinico.