Pulmonary hemosiderosis in children with Down syndrome: a national experience

Abstract Background Pulmonary hemosiderosis is a rare and complex disease in children. A previous study from the French RespiRare® network led to two important findings: 20% of the children presented with both pulmonary hemosiderosis and Down syndrome (DS), and at least one tested autoantibody was f...

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Main Authors: Aurelia Alimi, Jessica Taytard, Rola Abou Taam, Véronique Houdouin, Aude Forgeron, Marc Lubrano Lavadera, Pierrick Cros, Isabelle Gibertini, Jocelyne Derelle, Antoine Deschildre, Caroline Thumerelle, Ralph Epaud, Philippe Reix, Michael Fayon, Sylvie Roullaud, Françoise Troussier, Marie-Catherine Renoux, Jacques de Blic, Sophie Leyronnas, Guillaume Thouvenin, Caroline Perisson, Aimé Ravel, Annick Clement, Harriet Corvol, Nadia Nathan, for the French RespiRare® group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13023-018-0806-6