title: [Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis in a patient of advanced age].
abstract: Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis (IPH) is a rare disease of unknown etiology characterized by hemoptysis, diffuse pulmonary infiltrates and iron-deficiency anemia. It is typically found in children and young adults. Finding that the concentration of siderophages exceeds 20% in bronchoalveolar lavage indicates a diagnosis of IPH. We report the case of a 72-year-old man with repeated diagnoses of respiratory infection, bronchiectasis and melena. Because such a clinical picture is rare for IPH, the final diagnosis was obtained by open lung biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neumología, Hospital La Paz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ramírez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Prados
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gómez de Terreros Caro
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Villamor
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alvarez-Sala
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006486:Hemosiderosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008551:Melena / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography