When history can mislead a physician: a challenging case report of idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis—A case report and review of the literature
Reem AlAgeel, Abdullah Aldraihem, Abdulmajeed Alfadhel, Khaled Aldraihem, Maha Sheikho, Anas Alturki, Tamer Abusido · 2026
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Reem AlAgeel and co-authors present a 2026 case report on a rare lung bleeding disease that a child's history at first disguised. The disease fills the air sacs with blood for no immune cause. In older children it shows a classic trio of coughing blood, odd chest images, and iron-poor blood, but in toddlers the signs are vaguer and mimic chest infections.
Their patient was a three-year-old girl with breathing distress and severe anemia. She was first treated for pneumonia with nutritional anemia and given blood. The true diagnosis emerged only after further work. The authors pair the case with a literature review, stressing that slow recognition lets iron settle in the lungs, which can scar them and threaten breathing for good.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Reem AlAgeel, Abdullah Aldraihem, Abdulmajeed Alfadhel, Khaled Aldraihem, Maha Sheikho, Anas Alturki, Tamer Abusido |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 12 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |