Abstract

Idiopatic pulmonary hemosiderosis is a rare disease characterized by iron deficiency anemia recurrent pulmonary symptoms and transient interstitial infiltrates or a miliary pattern on chest radiography There is no specific treatment for this condition Corticostreoids appear to be helpful in the management of the acute hemorrhagic episodes Chloroquine is thought to be important in treatment of idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis because of its lack of toxicity In this report three cases of idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis were evaluated for their response to chloroquine treatment and their results of long term out come Key kords: Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis chloroquine child

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