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Idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis
Is a lung disease of unknown cause that is characterized by alveolar capillary bleeding and accumulation of haemosiderin in the lungs. It is rare, with an incidence between 0.24 and 1.23 cases per million people.
Symptoms:
- Pallor
- Coughing up blood
- Breathing difficulty
- Clubbing
- Cor pulmonale symptoms
- Anemia
Preliminary plan:
- General practitioner appointment or Pediatrician appointment
- Complete blood count
- Urinalysis
- Blood test:
- Total protein
- Albumen
- Seromucoid
- Fibrinogen
- Sialic acid
- Bilirubin (total, direct)
- Iron
- Chest X-ray
- ECG
- Sputum culture, sensitivity test