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Pulmonary Hemosiderosis in a Child With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Rare Presentation
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Pulmonary Hemosiderosis in a Child With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Rare Presentation

Nikhil Rajvanshi, Swathi Chacham, Madhuradhar Chegondi, Jagdish P Goyal and Surjit Singh
Curēus (Palo Alto, CA), Vol.12(4), e7890
04/29/2020
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.7890
PMCID: PMC7255548
PMID: 32489744
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Abstract

Pulmonary hemorrhage is an uncommon manifestation in children and is often associated with systemic lupus erythematosus. We report a case of an adolescent girl who presented to our hospital with recurrent episodes of fever, cough, and breathlessness. Later on, she was diagnosed with pulmonary hemosiderosis as a manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus. She was started on immunosuppressive therapy initially with prednisolone and subsequently with azathioprine and hydroxychloroquine, which improved the clinical status of the child.
Immunology Pediatrics Allergy child diffuse alveolar hemorrhage pulmonary hemosiderosis Pulmonology systemic lupus erythematosus

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