title: A 17-month-old patient with severe anemia and respiratory distress.
abstract: Anemia can be caused by, or be associated with, many clinical conditions, including pulmonary diseases, some of which are rare and can be misdiagnosed. Nontraumatic pulmonary bleeding may be caused by a variety of conditions and results in anemia and pulmonary hemosiderosis, even when it is subtle. The differential diagnosis in such cases is extensive. We present the case of a diagnostic dilemma in a 17-month-old child hospitalized for severe anemia and respiratory distress in which the diagnosis was settled through an allergy/immunology consultation.
authors.affiliation: Allergy and Immunology Section, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.
authors.forename: Ahmad A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Mourad
authors.forename: Hetu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Parekh
authors.forename: Sami L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Bahna
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018893:Bronchoalveolar Lavage; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004909:Erythrocyte Indices; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012720:Severity of Illness Index