Acute Idiopathic Pulmonary Haemorrhage in a 2 month old Infant : Case report and review of the literature
Pulmonary haemorrhage is usually secondary to a systemic disease affecting the lung with or without other organ involvement. Idiopathic pulmonary haemorrhage is a diagnosis of exclusion; as described in the literature, it is a rare disease. We report a two months old infant who presented at the Emer...
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| description | Pulmonary haemorrhage is usually secondary to a systemic disease affecting the lung with or without other organ involvement. Idiopathic pulmonary haemorrhage is a diagnosis of exclusion; as described in the literature, it is a rare disease. We report a two months old infant who presented at the Emergency Department of Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman, with respiratory failure and shock secondary to an acute severe pulmonary haemorrhage. Detailed investigations for pulmonary, cardiovascular, renal and systemic inflammatory causes were negative. His clinical presentation and radiological imaging were consistent with idiopathic pulmonary haemorrhage. Treatment with corticosteroids resulted in a remarkable and fast recovery from his critical respiratory status. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0ea8cc3137954602b297d63117fdc9dc2022-12-22T02:13:18ZengSultan Qaboos UniversitySultan Qaboos University Medical Journal2075-051X2075-05282009-08-01921701741353Acute Idiopathic Pulmonary Haemorrhage in a 2 month old Infant : Case report and review of the literatureSalem Al-Tamemi0Hussein Al-Kindi1Department of Child Health, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, OmanDepartment of Child Health, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, OmanPulmonary haemorrhage is usually secondary to a systemic disease affecting the lung with or without other organ involvement. Idiopathic pulmonary haemorrhage is a diagnosis of exclusion; as described in the literature, it is a rare disease. We report a two months old infant who presented at the Emergency Department of Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman, with respiratory failure and shock secondary to an acute severe pulmonary haemorrhage. Detailed investigations for pulmonary, cardiovascular, renal and systemic inflammatory causes were negative. His clinical presentation and radiological imaging were consistent with idiopathic pulmonary haemorrhage. Treatment with corticosteroids resulted in a remarkable and fast recovery from his critical respiratory status.https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/1425haemosiderosisrespiratory failureshockcorticosteroidscase reportoman. |
| spellingShingle | Salem Al-Tamemi Hussein Al-Kindi Acute Idiopathic Pulmonary Haemorrhage in a 2 month old Infant : Case report and review of the literature Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal haemosiderosis respiratory failure shock corticosteroids case report oman. |
| title | Acute Idiopathic Pulmonary Haemorrhage in a 2 month old Infant : Case report and review of the literature |
| title_full | Acute Idiopathic Pulmonary Haemorrhage in a 2 month old Infant : Case report and review of the literature |
| title_fullStr | Acute Idiopathic Pulmonary Haemorrhage in a 2 month old Infant : Case report and review of the literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute Idiopathic Pulmonary Haemorrhage in a 2 month old Infant : Case report and review of the literature |
| title_short | Acute Idiopathic Pulmonary Haemorrhage in a 2 month old Infant : Case report and review of the literature |
| title_sort | acute idiopathic pulmonary haemorrhage in a 2 month old infant case report and review of the literature |
| topic | haemosiderosis respiratory failure shock corticosteroids case report oman. |
| url | https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/1425 |
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