Pulmonary Hemosiderosis in Children with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

• Main Authors: David Kurahara (Author), Marina Morie (Author), Maya Yamane (Author), Sarah Lam (Author), Wallace Matthews (Author), Keolamau Yee (Author), Kara Yamamoto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We describe a possible association between pulmonary hemosiderosis (PH) and a history of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Both patients were born at 28-week gestation and presented with PH at ages 22 months and 6 years, respectively. Both initially presented with cough and tachypnea, and bronchoalv...