Liposteroid and methylprednisolone combination therapy for a case of idiopathic lung hemosiderosis

Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis (IPH) is a rare disease in children, with unknown etiology. The classical clinical triad is hemoptysis, hypochromic anemia and diffuse parenchymal infiltrations on chest X-ray. Liposteroid dexamethasone palmitate, which was developed in Japan, has shown good effica...

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Main Authors: Rieko Sakamoto, Shiro Matsumoto, Hiroshi Mitsubuchi, Kimitoshi Nakamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007117304173