The anesthetic and intensive care management of pulmonary hemosiderosis in a child--case report.
Pulmonary hemosiderosis represents challenges during anesthesia and intensive care management. This is a report of a case of idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis in a child which was successfully managed during anesthesia and in the intensive care unit with total remission of the disease. The management of this and similar cases are discussed.
D000768:Anesthesia, General; D001706:Biopsy; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002648:Child; D003422:Critical Care; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006486:Hemosiderosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy; D013908:Thoracotomy