Majed Alharbi¹, Abdulrahman Alrshoudi², Essa Alrashidi²* and Ahmed Al Enizi²

¹College of Medicine, Imam Mohammed Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
²Department of Pediatric Pulmonary, King Saud Medical City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

*Corresponding Author: Essa Alrashidi, Department of Pediatric Pulmonary, King Saud Medical City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Received: April 11, 2022; Published: May 26, 2022

Abstract

We report an extremely rare case of a 7-years-old girl diagnosed with IPH at the age of 18 months successfully treated with azathioprine which, to the best of our knowledge, is the first case in Saudi Arabia.

The girl was found to have hemolytic anemia with diffuse fluffy bilateral shadows in chest x-ray in addition, hemosiderin-laden macrophages in the bronchial wash were positive. Workup for vasculitis, immune diseases, and connective tissue disorders were negative. The patient was started on Methylprednisolone and azathioprine which showed a notable effect in reducing the frequency and severity of the pulmonary hemorrhage in comparison to prednisolone alone.

This case was reported to highlight the importance of attention to detailed history in suspected cases and to demonstrate the need for IPH management in the pediatric age group as there is no standard management

Keywords: Idiopathic Pulmonary ; Hemorrhage ; Iron Deficiency Anemia

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Citation

Citation: Essa Alrashidi.,et al. “Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemorrhage in Saudi Girl Mimicking Iron Deficiency Anemia”. Acta Scientific Paediatrics 5.6 (2022): 11-13.

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