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Minerva Pneumologica 2007 December;46(4):297-302

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language: Italian

A recent case of idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis: etiopathogenetic factors revisited. Clinical, pathophysiologic, radiologic and therapeutic findings in idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis

Pascalis L., Saba L., Sessini P. A., Pia G., Pelosi U., Mallarini G.

¹ Reparto di Medicina Interna II Ospedale San Giovanni di Dio, ASL 8, Cagliari 2 Istituto di Radiologia Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Cagliari 3 Pronto SoccorsoOspedale SS. Trinità, ASL 8, Cagliari 4 Clinica Pediatrica I Università di Cagliari, Cagliari

A 61-year-old man presented with a relapse of idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis recalcitrant to cortisone therapy which had resolved the initial episode of 26 years earlier. Immunosuppressant treatment led to rapid and complete control of this second episode. The clinical course of this case clearly supports our argument for an autoimmune etiopathogenesis of this disease.