Unusual presentation: Concurrent IgA deficiency and idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis.
Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis (IPH) is a rare disorder that should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with hemoptysis, recurrent alveolar hemorrhage, dyspnea and iron deficiency anemia (IDA). The frequent association of autoimmune disorders with IPH and a favorable response to steroids suggest the presence of an underlying immune disorder. Here we present a case of a patient with cough, fever, and cyanosis who was also diagnosed with IPH and concurrent selective immunoglobulin A deficiency. This presentation is a unique presentation because of the co-occurrence of these two disorders. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2016;51:E34-E36. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Department of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Abant Izzet Baysal University Faculty of Medicine, Bolu, Turkey. merkocoglu@gmail.com.
Mustafa
M
Erkoçoğlu
Department of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Ankara Pediatric and Pediatric Hematology Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Ersoy
E
Civelek
Department of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Mugla Sıtkı Kocman University Faculty of Medicine, Mugla, Turkey.
Can Naci
CN
Kocabaş
D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003371:Cough / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006486:Hemosiderosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D017098:IgA Deficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D000097545:Hemosiderosis, Pulmonary
children; hemoptysis; pulmonary hemosiderosis; selective immunoglobulin A deficiency