Severe iron deficiency anemia in a child with idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis: A case report

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 258-260

  Derbent, Murat ^a   Özçay, Figen ^a   Saatçi, Ümit ^a   Özbek, Namik ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

High dose corticosteroids; Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis; Iron deficiency anemia

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; HEMOSIDERIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; LUNG HEMOSIDEROSIS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEMOSIDEROSIS; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; PULMONARY ALVEOLI;

EID: 0036659743     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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