Successful Liposteroid Therapy for a Recurrent Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis with Down Syndrome

• Main Authors: Hiromi Tobai (Author), Jun Yano (Author), Norio Sato (Author), Fumitaka Amanuma (Author), Mikio Takahashi (Author), Mikiya Endo (Author), Masataka Ishimura (Author), Shouichi Ohga (Author), Hidekazu Maruyama (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis (IPH) is a rare and life-threatening disorder. Early diagnosis and appropriate management are essential for their better prognosis and patients' quality of life (QOL). It is considered that Down syndrome patients with IPH have a worse prognosis compared to oth...